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Belongs  forever  to  all  mankind ! 


miustrations 

Christ  Stills  the  Tempest Frontispiece. 

Anton  Dietrich 

Persepolis Facing  page  20 

Briton  Riviere,  A.  R.  A. 

The  Disciples  Peter  and  John  Hastening  to  the 

Sepulchre  the  Morning  of  the  Resurrection  .       "         "     36 
Eugene  Bumand 

Easter  Morning "         "60 

Axel  Enders 

Repose  After  the  Flight  to  Egypt      .     .     .     .  "84 

B.  Plockhorst 

The  Youthful  Christ  Embracing  St.  John  .     .       "        "108 
Guido  Reni 

Lord,  Have  Mercy  Upon  Us "         "132 

Anton  Dietrich 

Daniel's  Answer  to  the  King "         "   1 56 

Briton  Riviere,  A.  R.  A. 

The  Arrival  of  the  Shepherds "         "188 

H.  Lerolle 


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new 


for  you 
cups  of  gol6 
TUU6  biQl)  will) 
TLove  an&  plenty* 

Tor  'tis  wit^  years 
As  'tis  witl)  you  — 
^l)ere  is  no  ol&, 
^>l)ere  is  no  new  — 
TCove  is  at  sixty 
at  twenty* 


[11 


Secon6 

Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his  promise,  look 
and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth 

„  Peter  iij  .  ,  3. 


It  is  a  comely  fashion  to  be  glad  ! 
Joy  is  the  grace  we  say  to  God. 

Jean  Ingelow. 


Therefore  if  any  man  be  in  Christ,  he  is  a  new 
creature  :  old  things  are  passed  away  ;  behold,  all 
things  are  become  new.  „  Corinthians  v:  1  7. 

Pile  three  hundred  and  sixty-five  panes  of  trans- 
parent glass  one  upon  the  other  and  try  to  look 
through  them.  Nothing  but  inky  blackness.  Take 
from  off  the  pile  one  pane,  look  through  it  and  all 
is  clear.  Thus,  as  we  face  the  new  year  with  its 
days  piled  one  upon  the  other,  all  is  darkness. 
Each  morning  if  we  take  off  from  the  pile  of  days 
that  one  which  comes  first,  we  are  enabled  to  see 
our  duties  clearly  and  live  out  our  responsibilities 
faithfully.  We  cannot  live  the  second  day  before 
the  first  or  more  than  one  day  at  a  time. 

I.  Q.  M. 


[2] 


The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat:  and  he  that 
watereth  shall  be  watered  also  himself. 

Proverbs  xi:  25. 

Follow,  with  rev'rent  steps,  the  great  example 
Of  Him  whose  holy  work  was  doing  good  : 

So  shall  the  wide  earth  seem  our  Father's  temple, 
Each  loving  life  a  psalm  of  gratitude. 

Whittier. 


I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth. 

Revelation  xxi  :   1  . 

He  who  is  in  perfedt  accord  with  divine  Love 
may  hear  sounds  which  nobody  else  hears,  may 
see  visions  which  nobody  else  sees,  himself  creat- 
ing a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth,  made  new  by 
the  presence  and  power  of  Love  in  his  own  thought. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


[3] 


Sixty 

For  the  law  of  the  spirit  of  life  in  Christ  Jesus 
hath  made  me  free  from  the  law  of  sin  and  death. 

Romans  viii:  2. 

Hark,  to  the  message  from  on  high  ! 

Free  from  the  law  of  pain  and  sin, 
Free  from  all  claims  of  error's  lie, 

Free  to  find  heaven  —  now!  —  within!! 

A.  G.  F. 


He  commanded  us  to  preach.  ^cts  x.  42 


Fewer  sermons  and  a  practical  endeavor  to 
make  use  of  the  little  that  is  known  is  what  the 
world  needs.  The  understanding  of  a  single  verse 
of  Scripture,  bearing  fruits  in  healing  and  blessing, 
is  far  more  praiseworthy  and  useful  than  simply  a 
literal  knowledge  of  whole  chapters  of  the  Holy 
Word.  Those  who  can  quote  the  Scripture  flu- 
ently, or  tell  in  flowery  language  what  the  Truth 
is,  yet  fail  to  demonstrate  it,  at  least  in  part,  are 
not  following  this  rule  of  "preaching."  Jesus 
taught  His  religion  by  demonstration,  not  by  words. 
His  adlions  were  more  powerful  than  His  sermons 
in  influencing  the  people  to  accept  His  Divine 
message.  "He  healed  the  people  and  then  told 
them  to  go  and  do  likewise." 

William  Leander  Post. 

[4] 


Kanuar?  TEigfytl) 

Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  things  that  are 
in  the  world.  The  world  passeth  away,  and  the 
lust  thereof:  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  God 
abideth  for  ever.  IJohnii:  15,17. 

Blessed  are  they  that  do  His  commandments, 

In  Heaven  they  shall  find  rest  ; 
Their  happiness  comes  from  plains  above, 

From  realms  of  the  happy  and  blest. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


*  I  have  loved  thee  with  an  everlasting  love  ; 
therefore  with  lovingkindness  have  I  drawn  thee. 

Jeremiah  xxxi  :  3. 

Love  is  the  greatest  thing  that  God  can  give  us, 
for  Himself  is  Love;  and  it  is  the  greatest  thing 
we  can  give  to  God,  for  it  will  also  give  ourselves, 
and  carry  with  it  all  that  is  ours.  The  apostles 
call  it  the  bond  of  perfection  ;  it  is  the  old,  and  it 
is  the  new  ;  it  is  the  great  commandment,  and  it 
is  all  the  commandments  ;  for  it  is  the  fulfilling  of 

the  law-  Jeremy  Taylor. 


[5] 


*  *^*  AH    things    are    your's;     *  *  *  ye    are 
Christ's  ;  and  Christ  is  God's. 

I  Corinthians  iii  :  21,  23. 

And  God  is  within  and  around  me; 

All  good  is  forever  divine. 
To  all  who  seek  it  is  given, 

It  comes  by  a  law  divine.  Selected 


#  omnpotent 


Revelation  xix  :  6. 

There  is  no  power  apart  from  God.    We  have 
the  highest  authority  for  this  blessed  assertion. 

Stuart. 


16] 


Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down  :  :  for  the 

Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light. 

Isaiah  Ix:  20. 

O  Love  !  O  Life  !  our  faith  and  sight  - 

Thy  presence  maketh  one: 
As,  through  transfigured  clouds  of  white, 

We  trace  the  noon-day  sun. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


Now  abideth  faith,  hope,  love,  these  three  ;  and 
the  greatest  of  these  is  love.    Follow  after  love. 

I  Corinthians  xiii:  13;  xiv:  1.  (R.  V.) 

Love  is  always  building  up.    It  puts  some  line 
of  beauty  on  every  life  it  touches.  Selected. 


[7] 


My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  O 
Lord  ;  in  the  morning  will  I  diredt  my  prayer  unto 
thee,  and  will  look  up.  Psalms  v:  3. 

Prayer  is  the  heart's  sincere  desire, 

Uttered  or  unexpressed; 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire 

That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

J.  Montgomery. 


All  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  glory  of  the 
Lord.  Numbers  xiv:  21. 

God's  love  runneth  faster  than  our  feet  to  meet 
us  stealing  back  to  Him  and  peace,  and  kisses 
dumb  our  shame,  and  makes  the  whole  world 
take  on  a  roseate  hue  that  baffles  a  Raphael's  art. 

E.A. 


[8] 


3anuar?  Sixteentt) 

For  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart,  so  is  he. 

Proverbs  xxiii:  7. 

Think  truly,  and  thy  thoughts 
Shall  the  world's  famine  feed ; 

Speak  truly,  and  each  word  of  thine 
Shall  be  a  fruitful  seed ; 

Live  truly,  and  thy  life  shall  be 
A  great  and  noble  creed. 

Horatius  Bonar. 

3anuaq>  Seventeenth 

And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  fol- 
lowers of  that  which  is  good?  j  peter  {{{.  13. 

Giving  the  tender  compassionate  word  in  return 
for  pitiless  reproach;  forgiving  our  enemies  and 
praying  for  those  who  seem  to  be  without  justice 
or  mercy ;  the  overcoming  of  all  sense  of  hate  and 
the  mesmeric  influence  of  distrust  and  discord,  and 
arising  into  the  pure  atmosphere  of  Spirit  and 
newness  of  life.  This  is  being  "  a  follower  of  that 
which  is  good."  Maiy  R  James> 


[9] 


If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you, 
ye  shall  ask  what  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done 
unto  you.  St.  John  xv  :  7. 

In  God's  eternal  mind  I  live, 

And  in  His  Life  1  move; 
In  brighest  light-divine  I  rest, 

The  light  of  Infinite  Love; 
Where  God  is  all,  and  governs  all, 

All  power  and  presence  He, 
All  science,  wisdom,  health  and  strength, 
No  other  Truth  can  be. 

Alice  Adams  Russell. 


Wait  on  the  Lord  :  be  of  good  courage,  and  he 
shall  strengthen  thine  heart:  wait,  I  say,  on  the 

Lord-  Psalms  xxvii:  14. 

Almighty  God,  grant  me  Thy  grace  to  be  faith- 
ful in  adlion,  and  not  anxious  about  success.  My 
only  concern  is  to  do  Thy  will  and  to  lose  myself 
in  Thee,  when  engaged  in  duty.  Fenelon. 


[10] 


*  *  *  And  to  remember  the  words  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  how  he  said,  it  is  more  blessed  to  give  than 
to  receive.  Arts  xx:  35. 

Give  time,  give  thoughts,  give  deeds,  give  self, 

Give  prayers,  give  tears,  and  give  thyself. 

Give,  give;  be  always  giving, 

Who  gives  not,  is  not  living. 

The  more  we  give,  the  more  we  live. 

Selected. 

3anuar?  twenty-  first 

Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give  thee 
a  crown  of  life.  Revelation  ii :  1 0. 

Let  it  be  our  happiness  this  day  to  add  to  the 
happiness  of  those  around  us,  to  comfort  some 
sorrow,  to  relieve  some  want,  to  add  some  strength 
to  our  neighbor's  virtue.  William  E  channing. 


[11] 


If  we  love  one  another,  God  dwelleth  in  us,  and 
his  love  is  perfected  in  us.  j  john  iv:  |2. 

Just  a  message  of  love  today, 

This  is  the  word  I  come  to  say, 

In  grateful  joy,  from  my  heart  it  flows, 

'Tis  a  message  of  Truth  —  with  love  it  glows. 

Juliette  Mink. 


That  the  righteousness  of  the  law  might  be  ful- 
filled in  us,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after 
the  Spirit.  Romans  viii  :  4. 

The  reading  of  the  Scriptures  is  not  only  the 
appointed  and  necessary  means  of  discovering  to 
us  our  weaknesses,  our  sins,  and  our  need  of  grace, 
but  it  is  an  exercise  which,  once  become  a  habit, 
exalts  the  mental  faculties,  gives  food  to  the 
noblest  thinking,  and  steadies  the  spirit  as  no 
philosophy  of  the  masters  could  do. 

William  Leander  Post. 


[12] 


For  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  all  these  things.  St  Matthew  vi:  32. 

Yes,  leave  it  with  Him. 
You're  more  dear  to  His  heart, 

You  will  know, 
Than  the  lilies  that  bloom, 
Or  the  flowers  that  start 

'Neath  the  snow. 

Whatever  you  need,  if  you  ask  it  in  prayer, 
You  can  leave  it  with  Him,  for  you  are  His  care  ; 
You,  you  know.  Selected. 


Both  riches  and  honor  come  of  thee,  and  thou 
reignest  over  all  ;  and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and 
might;  and  in  thine  hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and 
to  give  strength  unto  all.  {  chronicles  xxix  :  1  2. 

If  thou  desirest  true  contrition  of  heart,  enter 
into  thy  secret  chamber  and  shut  out  the  tumults 
of  the  world,  as  it  is  written,  "Commune  with 
your  own  heart,  and  in  your  chamber,  and  be 
still."  In  silence  and  stillness  a  religious  soul  advan- 
tageth  itself,  and  learneth  the  mysteries  of  Holy 
Scriptures.  Thomas  &  Kempis.  ' 


[13] 


Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfedl  peace,  whose 
mind  is  stayed  on  thee;  because  he   trusteth  in 

thee-  Isaiah  xxvi:  3. 

Just  to  trust  Him,  that  is  all  ! 

Then  the  day  will  surely  be 
Peaceful,  whatsoe'er  befall, 

Bright  and  blessed,  calm  and  free. 

Frances  R.  Havergal. 


But  whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water  that  I  shall 
give  him  shall  never  thirst  ;  but  the  water  that  I 
shall  give  him  shall  be  in  him  a  well  of  water 
springing  up  into  everlasting  life.  St  john  iv.  ]4 

O  this  life-giving  fountain  of  Christ,  Truth!  It 
flows  into  the  dark  places  of  sin,  and  "though 
your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall  be  white  as 
snow."  It  flows  through  the  fevered  breast;  and 
the  flushed  cheek  and  trembling  body  grow  peace- 
ful and  strong.  When  everything  goes  wrong, 
cares  oppress  and  fears  abound,  turn  to  this  foun- 
tain, drink  of  its  promises,  and  its  healing  waters 
will  wash  you  of  all  your  cares  and  fears. 

Elizabeth  C.  Wickersham. 


[14] 


The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my  shield;  my 
heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am  helped:  therefore 
my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth;  and  with  my  song  will 
I  praise  him.  Psalms  Jav^.  7 


Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  He  is  tenderly  leading 
Each  step  that  His  wisdom  requires  thee  to 

take  ; 
And  He  will  supply  all  the  strength  thou  art 

needing, 
He  loveth  forever  and  will  not  forsake. 

Selected. 


Return  to  thine  own  house,  and  show  how 
great  things  God  hath  done  unto  thee. 

St.  Luke  viii  :  39. 

Are  you  seeking  to  be  your  best  to  those  nearest 
to  you?  If  not,  you  may  be  quite  sure  you  are 
missing  some  of  life's  purest  joy  and  highest  ser- 

vice-  Selected. 


[15] 


Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatsoever  I  com- 
mand you.  St.  John  xv  :   14. 

Thou  must  be  true  thyself 

If  thou  the  truth  wouldst  teach  ; 

Thy  soul  must  overflow  if  thou 
Another's  soul  wouldst  reach; 

It  needs  the  overflow  of  heart 
To  give  the  lips  full  speech. 

Horatius  Bonar. 

3anuatY  I3t)irtY-  first 

Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a  man 
lay  down  his  life  for  his  friend.        gt  TQ^  xv.  13 


The  way  to  have  a  friend  is  to  be  one. 

Elbert  Hubbard. 


[16] 


will  give  unto  tfyee  tfye  Keys  of  tfye  King- 
dom  of  Ijeaven.  $t  5llattewxvi:  19. 


tfyatlf  craved  belonged  to  me, 
l)eld  tl)e  gifts  an6  Tf  tfye  Key  ; 

yet  If  crie6,  'Hfow  I)ar6  t^e  fate 
Z3l)at  bi6s  me  work  an6  weep  an&  wait 

things  wfyicl)  make  life  wort^  tl)e  living, 
rob  t^e  giver  in  tfye  giving  ! 
little  Jo?,  a  little  weatt^ 
Z3l)e  nee6  of  toil,  abundant  l)ealtl); 
chance  to  60,  a  chance  to  be'- 
tljen  U  looked  and  found  tfye  key  : 
in  my  fyeart  "3  carried  it, 

fashioned,  formed  to  fit 
lock  of  (Bod's  great  reservoir 
l)  l)eld  t^e  things  3  fyungered  for* 
key  wasTCove  —  pure  gold  acrust 
glittering  gems  of  fait^  and  trust. 
1ft  fits  all  doors,  it  turns  all  locks, 
1ft  leads  tfye  way  tfyrougfy  walls  and  rocks  ; 
1ft  lifts  all  bolts,  unbars  tfye  gate, 
^2Vnd  sfyows  us  w^ere  TCife's  treasures  wait. 
0^  !  are  tfyere  b^sb^5  ^r  fe^^  would  press, 
SeekTCove,  t^e  key  to  all  success/' 

[17] 


And  God  said,  Let  us  make  man  in  our  image, 
after  our  likeness.  And  God  saw  every  thing  that 
he  had  made,  and,  behold,  it  Was  very  good. 

Genesis  i:  26,  31. 

Man  is  the  image  of  Spirit  and  Light; 
Dust  hath  neither  mind  nor  might. 

A.  G.  F. 


And  I  work.          St.  John  v:  17. 

Treading  divinely  the  path  the  Holy  Nazarine 
hath  made  for  us  —  is  to  serve,  —  and  this  is  "my 
Father's  business."  Reflecting  at  all  times  and  sea- 
sons the  one  altogether  lovely  who  made  man  in 
His  own  image  —  is  to  love,  —  and  this  is  "my 
Father's  business."  Maiy  R  James  ' 


[18] 


But  let  patience  have  her  perfedl  work,  that  ye 
may  be  perfedt  and  entire,  wanting  nothing. 

James  i  :  4. 

Let  me  ever  have  Thy  peace, 
That  my  patience  may  endure  ; 

Then  my  anxious  care  shall  cease, 
For  Thy  promises  are  sure. 

J.  P.  Strother. 


To  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which  passeth 
knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled  with  the  fulness 

of  God-  Ephesiansiii:  19. 

The  best  thing  we  ean  do  —  infinitely  the  best; 
indeed,  the  only  thing,  that  men  may  receive  the 
truth  —  is  to  be  ourselves  true.  Beyond  all  doing 
of  good  is  the  being  good  ;  for  he  that  is  good  not 
only  does  good  things,  but  all  that  he  does  is  good. 

George  MacDonald. 


[19] 


Sixty 

Yea,  though  1  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil :  for  thou  art 
with  me ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

Psalms  xxiii:  4. 

Yea!  the  dark  valley  where  I  tread, 

No  evil  will  I  fear; 
Thy  rod  and  staff  dispel  my  dread ; 

I  feel  thee  near. 
Goodness  and  mercy  all  my  days 

My  constant  song  shall  be, 
Till  heavenly  anthems  fill  with  praise 

Eternity.  Q  R 

TFebruar?  Seventy 

Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and  so  fulfil  the 
law  of  Christ.  .  .  .  Let  us  do  good  unto  all  men, 
especially  unto  them  who  are  of  the  household  of 

fait*1'  Galatiansvi:  2,10. 

"Better  living;  kinder  living;  gentler  words; 
more  patience  toward  the  unthankful  and  the  evil ; 
more  sunshine  in  the  home;  brighter  faces  at 
breakfast;  more  jokes  and  fewer  complaints  at 
dinner ;  more  sympathy  with  the  small  troubles  of 
childhood ;  more  tolerance  for  the  people  who  do 
not  like  us;  more  conscientiousness  in  the  per- 
formance of  small  tasks.  These  are  the  little  bur- 
dens we  can  lighten.  They  make  life  worth  while." 

[20] 


PERSEPOLIS 
BRITON  RIVIERE,  A.  R.  A. 

When  mortals  flee,  in  fear,  their  temples  from, 
God's  creatures,  tranquilly,  to  worship  come." 


And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  that 
will  I  do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the 

Son-  St.  Johnxiv:  13. 

I  look  to  Thee  in  every  need, 

And  never  look  in  vain, 
I  feel  Thy  touch,  eternal  Love, 

And  all  is  well  again  ; 
The  thought  of  Thee  is  mightier  far 
Than  sin  and  pain  and  sorrow  are. 

Samuel  Longfellow. 


Let  every  man  abide  in  the  same  calling  wherein 
he  was  called.  Brethren,  let  every  man,  wherein 
he  is  called,  therein  abide  with  God. 

I  Corinthians  vii  :  20,  24. 

Do  your  best  loyally  and  cheerfully,  and  suffer 
yourself  to  feel  no  anxiety  or  fear.  Your  times  are 
in  God's  hands.  He  has  assigned  you  your  place. 
He  will  diredt  your  paths.  He  will  accept  your 
efforts  if  they  be  faithful.  Selected. 


[21] 


JFcbruar? 

We  then  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear  the  in- 
firmities of  the  weak  and  not  to  please  ourselves. 

Romans  xv  :  1  . 

We  should  know  that  the  feet  are  always  free 

To  follow  where  duty  leads; 
That  the  hands  are  able  to  work  for  Truth 

And  copy  the  Master's  deeds; 
That  no  ears  are  deaf  ;  that  no  eyes  are  blind  ; 

But  that  all  may  hear  and  see 
The  wonders  wrought  by  the  great  Truth  Power 

Which  is  setting  God's  children  free. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No  man,  having  put 
his  hand  to  the  plow,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for 
the  kingdom  of  God.  St  Luke  ix  .  62- 

The  child  of  God  does  not  look  backward  to 
gain  fresh  energy.  His  energy  is  the  energy  of 
hope,  and  not  of  retrospection.  He  presses  for- 
ward: his  glance  is  ever  onward.  He  anticipates 
revelations  of  God  ever  more  and  more  glorious. 

Stopford  A.  Brooke. 


[22] 


For  the  \veapons  of  our  warfare  are  not  carnal, 
but  mighty  through  God  to  the  pulling  down  of 
Strong  holds.  U  Corinthians  x:  4. 

The  weapons  which  your  hands  have  found 
Are  those  which  heaven  itself  has  wrought  — 

Life,  Truth  and  Love  ;  your  battle-ground 
The  free,  broad  field  of  Thought. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


If  ye  through  the  Spirit  do  mortify  the  deeds  of 
the  body,  ye  shall  live.  Romans  viii  :  1  3. 

For  immediately,  as  soon  as  thou  givest  thyself 
to  God  from  thy  whole  heart  and  seekest  not  this 
nor  that,  according  to  thine  own  pleasure  or  will, 
but  settlest  thyself  wholly  in  Him,  thou  shalt  find 
thyself  united  to  Him  and  at  peace;  for  nothing 
can  afford  so  sweet  a  relish,  nothing  can  be  so 
delightful  as  the  good  pleasure  of  the  Divine  Will. 

Thomas  a  Kempis. 


[23] 


And  Jesus  went  about  all  Galilee,  teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the 
kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner  of  sickness  and 
all  manner  of  disease  among  the  people. 

St.  Matthew  iv:  23. 

Follow  with  reverent  steps  the  great  example 
Of  Him  whose  holy  work  was  "doing  good"; 

So  shall  the  wide  earth  seem  our  Father's  temple, 
Each  living  life  a  psalm  of  gratitude. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


For  we  have  known  and  believed  the  love  that 
God  hath  to  us.  IJohniv:  16. 

God  is  your  Father;  love  Him.  Man  is  your 
brother;  love  him.  *  *  •*  One  thing  is  needful,  He 
said.—  It  is  Love.  Stopford  A  Brooke 


[24] 


Ye  call  me  Master  and  Lord  :  and  ye  say  well  ; 
for  so  lam.  Stjohnxiii:  13. 

He  is  with  thee  !  Thine  own  Master, 

Leading,  loving  without  end, 
Brightening  joy  and  lightening  sorrow, 
All  today,  yet  more  tomorrow, 

King  and  Saviour,  Lord  and  Friend. 

Frances  R.  Havergal. 


^ebruar? 

Let  him  deny  himself.  St  Mark  viii:  34 

Little  self-denials,  little  honesties,  little  passing 
words  of  sympathy,  little  nameless  adts  of  kind- 
ness, little  silent  victories  over  favorite  temptation  — 
these  are  the  silent  threads  of  gold  which,  when 
woven  together,  gleam  out  so  brightly  in  the  pat- 
tern of  life  that  God  approves.  Canon  Farrar 


[25] 


Blessed  is  the  man  that  maketh  the  Lord   his 
trust  Psalms  xl:  4. 

His  arm  lies  soft  round  the  lilies, 

Their  care  is  only  to  be, 
Ah,  hushed  by  the  tender  lesson, 

My  God,  let  me  trust  in  Thee. 

Selected. 


He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him  ; 
I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble  ;  I  will  deliver  him, 
and  honour  him.  Psalms  xci  .  ,  5 

God  gave  us  the  reflection  of  His  Infinite  Being, 
which  arms  us  with  resolution  and  strength.  Noth- 
ing can  be  good  that  does  not  proceed  from  God, 
the  giver  of  all  good.  So  let  us  strive  to  become 
wholly  spiritual  and  let  the  mortal  or  material  man 
sink  back  into  its  native  nothingness. 

B.  S.  Josselyn. 


[26] 


Blessed  are  the  merciful  :  for  they  shall  obtain 
mercy.  St.  Matthew  v:  7. 

An  arm  of  aid  to  the  weak  ; 

A  friendly  hand  to  the  friendless  ; 
Kind  words,  so  short  to  speak, 

But  whose  echo  is  endless. 
The  world  is  wide,  these  things  are  small, 
They  might  be  nothing,  —  but  they  are  all. 

R.  M.  Milnes. 


-  first 

Let  us  become  spiritual,  a  perfedt  temple  of  God. 

Apocrypha. 

The  ideal  life  is  only  man's  normal  life,  as  we 
shall  some  day  know  it. 

Ralph  Waldo  Emerson. 


[27] 


The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation;  whom 
shall  I  fear  ?  The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life  ; 
of  whom  shall  I  be  afraid?  Psalms  xxvii.  , 

'Tis  on  His  strength  that  I  rely, 
And  doubts  and  fears  at  once  defy; 
So  happy,  so  content  am  I, 
"Alone,  yet  not  alone."  Selected 


And  he  shewed  me  a  pure  river  of  water  of 
life,  clear  as  crystal,  proceeding  out  of  the  throne 
of  God  and  of  the  Lamb.  Revelation  xxii  :  1  . 

A  good  deed  done  is  not  a  thing  completed  and 
finished;  a  good  thing  done  is  nothing  less  than 
an  endless  series  of  good  deeds  set  in  motion. 

Elmo. 


[28] 


The  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine 
increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of  thine  hands,  there- 
fore thou  shalt  surely  rejoice.  Deuteronomy  xvi :  15. 

Walk  with  your  God  along  the  road,  your  strength 

He  will  renew; 
Wait  on  the  everlasting  God,  and  He  will  work 

with  you. 
Ye  shall  not  faint,  ye  shall  not  fail,  made  in  the 

Spirit  strong, 
Each  task  divine  you  still  shall  hail,  and  blend  it 

with  a  song.  T  H  Gill 

TFfcbruar?  ^went?- fifty 

The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  by  the 
Lord;  and  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

Psalms  xxxvii:  23. 

It  seems  impossible  not  to  give  some  thought  to 
the  future,  and  without  doubt  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant things  in  this  line  is  to  note  that  the  suc- 
cess, prosperity,  the  general  welfare  of  the  future 
depends  largely,  if  not  exclusively,  on  our  taking 
good  care  of  the  present.  Alfred  Farlow> 


[29] 


Draw  nigh  to  God  and  He  will  draw  nigh  to 

James  iv:  8. 

The  seeds  of  Truth  are  well  worth  the  sowing, 
When  God  may  be  had  by  simply  the  knowing. 

A.  G.  F. 


What  doth  the  Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee, 
but  to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  love  him,  and  to  serve  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

Deuteronomy  x  :    12. 

There  is  no  such  thing  as  "striking  an  average" 
in  obedience.  The  requirement  is  to  "walk  in  all 
His  ways."  That  we  walk  in  some  of  them  is  no 
excuse  for  turning  from  the  rest.  We  are  apt  to 
forget  this.  Because  we  do  well  in  some  respedts, 
we  relax  a  little  in  others,  and  think  no  harm  of  it. 
But  "these  ye  ought  to  have  done,  and  not  to 
have  left  the  other  undone."  Every  requirement 
of  God  binds  every  one  of  us  in  every  thing. 

J.  K.  Wilson. 


[30] 


Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  make 
my  refuge,  until  these  calamities  be  over  past. 

Psalms  Ivii :    1 . 

In  the  time  of  trouble,  let  us  trust  the  Lord, 
Finding  hope  and  courage  in  His  precious  word, 
For  we  know  the  promise  has  for  ages  stood 
Unto  them  who  love  Him,  "all  things  work  for 

good." 

In  the  time  of  trouble,  there  are  words  of  love, 
Softly,  sweetly  whispered  by  the  Holy  dove ; 
Then  we  learn  the  secret  of  His  peace  untold, 
Then  we  see  the  treasures  of  His  grace  unfold. 

E.  E.  Hewett. 


[31] 


*  *  *  When  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thy  closet, 
and  when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy 
Father  which  is  in  secret ;  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

St.  Matthew  vi :  6. 

"  Search  ye  for  God  with  all  your  heart," 

And  ye  shall  find  His  peace. 

Seek  Him  with  humble,  strong  desire, 

If  to  His  Love  ye  would  aspire ; 

And  as  the  prophet-bards  of  old 

Oft  hear  His  message  sweet, 
So  when  ye  search  with  all  your  heart, 

And  prostrate  at  His  feet, 
Looking  with  silent  trusting  prayer 

To  know  the  upward  way, 
His  Truth  shall  break  in  light  divine 
And  on  your  waiting  faces  shine. 
His  voice  of  Love  shall  speak  the  word, 

"  My  peace  1  give."  Alice  A<  RusselL 


[32] 


tfye  "3fing  sl)all  answer  an6  say  unto  ttyem, 
Verily  Tf  say  unto  you,  Tfnasmucl)  as  ye  fyave  6one 
it  unto  one  of  tfye  least  of  tfyese  my  brethren,  ?& 
bave  6one  it  unto  me.  St  ^attw  xxv:  40. 


T)o  not  try  to  surpass  your  brother;  give  fyim 
your  ^an6.  ^^ere  is  always  room  for  you  an6  your 
success,  no  matter  tyow  ^igl)  ^e  climbs.  Tix  your 
eyes  upon  tfye  goal,  not  upon  tfye  seeming  compet- 
itor. ^totfying  can  Keep  you  out,  or  crow6  you  out, 
of  your  place;  for  your  place  is  in  your  "Jatfyer's 
^ouse,  an&  tfyere  is  no  struggling  nor  crowding 
tfyere.  ^our  Ia66er  is  rigbt-tbinking.  Tfow  many 
rounds  can  you  ascen6  wl)ile  standing  upon  tfyc 
fingers  of  your  brother?  (Bive  l)im  your  ljan&.  Iff 
you  b^ve  to  climb  wit!)  one  fyan6  for  awhile,  because 
t^e  ot^er  is  given  to  l)fclpU*S  some  one  else,  you  will 
lose  nothing  ;  for  you  can  60  infinitely  more  witfy 
one  I)an6  an&  <5o6's  ^elp,  t^an  you  could  60  w 
ten  I)an6s  if  you  forgot  Tfim  —  an&  your  brother. 


[33] 


Secon6 

For  if   ye    forgive  men    their    trespasses    your 
heavenly  Father  will  also  forgive  you. 

St.  Matthew  vi  :    14. 

Only,  O  Lord,  in  Thy  dear  love 
Fit  us  for  perfedt  rest  above; 
And  help  us,  this  and  every  day, 
To  live  more  nearly  as  we  pray. 

John  Keble. 


:  I  have    loved    thee  with  an  everlasting 
love  :  therefore  with  lovingkindness  have  I  drawn 

tliee-  Jeremiah  xxxi:  3. 

The  battles  which  we  already  have  on  hand 
demand  all  our  thought,  attention,  ingenuity,  and 
effort,  and  when  they  are  properly  provided  for 
there  is  little  time  and  opportunity  left  for  tomor- 
row's cares.  For  the  evil  or  burden  of  today  - 
that  which  is  necessary  to  be  combated  and  over- 
come today  —  is  sufficient,  said  Jesus.  It  is  a  suffi- 
cient undertaking  for  our  strength,  a  sufficient  task 
for  our  duty.  Alfred  Farlow- 


[34] 


They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fat- 
ness of  thy  house  ;  and  thou  shalt  make  them 
drink  of  the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 

Psalms  xxxvi  :  8. 

He  always  wins  who  sides  with  God, 

To  him  no  chance  is  lost  ; 
God's  will  is  sweetest  to  him  when 

It  triumphs  at  his  cost. 

Frederick  W.  Faber. 


He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is  least  is  faith- 
ful also  in  much.  St.  Luke  xvi:  10. 

Looking  across  the  prairie  one  can  see  just  so 
far  when  the  horizon  cuts  off  the  view.  As  one 
advances,  the  horizon  moves  on,  and  one  can  see 
still  farther.  No  individual  will  ever  be  able  to 
see  farther  than  he  can  now  perceive,  except  in 
proportion  as  he  advances  beyond  his  present 
position.  Alfred 


[35] 


Sixty 

Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow  :  for 
the  morrow  shall  take  thought  for  the  things  of 

itself-  St.  Matthew  vi:  34. 

What  thou  shalt  today  provide, 
Let  me  as  a  child  receive; 

What  tomorrow  may  betide, 
Calmly  to  thy  wisdom  leave; 

Tis  enough  that  thou  wilt  care. 

Why  should  I  the  burden  bear? 

Selected. 


If  a  kingdom  be  divided  against  itself,  that  king- 
dom cannot  stand.  i^e 

JCoLlo. 

'The  kingdom  of  God  is  within  you."  This 
solves  the  problem:  Individual  righteousness  - 
right  thinking  and  right  adting  —  reflected  in  the 
mental  mirror  of  daily  duty,  will  fill  the  whole 
earth  "as  the  waters  cover  the  sea,"  and  the  com- 
mon Fatherhood  of  God,  and  the  universal  brother- 
hood of  man,  be  recognized. 

William  S.  Campbell. 


[36] 


THE  DISCIPLES  PETER  AND  JOHN 

HASTENING  TO  THE  SEPULCHRE  THE  MORNING 

OF  THE  RESURRECTION 

EUGENE  BURNAND 

"  Haste,  haste  thee  on,  I  fain  would  see 
If  proven  is  all  prophecy." 


The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me,  because  he 
hath  anointed  me  to  preach  the  gospel  to  the 
poor  ;  he  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  broken-hearted, 
to  preach  deliverance  to  the  captives,  and  recover- 
ing of  sight  to  the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty  them  that 
are  bruised.  St.  Luke  iv:  18. 

He  healeth  the  broken-hearted, 
He  cheereth  the  weary  and  weak, 

And  out  of  their  doubts  and  troubles 
He  lifteth  the  soul  of  the  meek. 

Ida  L.  Reed. 


And  above  all  things  have  fervent  charity  among 
yourselves:  for  charity  shall  cover  the  multitude 

of  sins*  I  Peter  iv:  8. 

If  the  mind  is  kept  busy  with  the  innumerable 
goo  d  things  in  the  world  —  in  nature  and  in  human- 
ity —  it  will  enrich  itself  and  it  "will  help  to  create 
a  current  of  influence  that  will  lift  the  family,  the 
neighborhood,  the  community  into  a  sweeter, 
saner,  healthier,  happier  state  and  thus  exert  a 
saving  influence  upon  the  world.  Selected. 


[37] 


God  hath  given  to  us  eternal  life,  and  this  life  is 
in  his  Son.  I  John  v:  11. 

Lose  sight  of  time   by  gaining    knowledge  of 
God.  Selected. 


For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God  :  thou  art 
my  trust  from  my  youth.  Psalms  Ixxi:  5. 

Let  us  simply  trust  His  word  ; 

We  shall  find  Him  ever  true  ; 
This  be  each  day's  firm  resolve  — 

What  He  bids  us,  will  we  do. 

Cecilia  Havergal. 


[38] 


Mlarcl) 

Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to  love  one  another  : 
for  he  that  loveth  another  hath  fulfilled  the  law. 

Romans  xiii:  8. 

Every  professed  disciple  of  Jesus  should  seek  to 
become  a  center  of  spiritual  influence  and  power. 
This  can  only  be  accomplished  through  absolute 
surrender  and  obedience  to  the  Divine  Will. 

Selected. 


How  excellent  is  thy  lovingkindness,  O  God! 
therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust  under 
the  shadow  of  thy  wings.  Psalms  Jaxri.  7 

Thou  shalt  not  complain  of  the  weather.  God 
controls  the  winds  and  waves.  Thou  shalt  have 
no  fear  concerning  thy  food  and  thy  drink.  "  Fear 
hath  torment,  and  kills."  Thou  shalt  not  dwell  in 
the  body  and  its  sensations.  Live  in  the  spirit. 
'The  soul  knows  not  deformity  or  pain." 

Selected. 


[39] 


Mlarcl) 

Fear  God  and   keep  his   commandments  :  for 
this  is  the  whole  duty  of  man. 

Ecclesiastes  xii  :   13. 

'Tis  not  my  task  to  criticise  my  brother, 

And  watch  his  progress  with  a  jealous  eye  ; 

To  envy  the  possessions  of  another, 

And  let  my  flowers  of  promise  droop  and  die. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


Nevertheless  my  lovingkindness  will  I  not  utterly 
take  from  him,  nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

Psalms  Ixxxix:  33. 

The  love  of  God  that  shines  out  of  the  pages 
of  the  divine  Word  assures  us  that  we  have  always 
another  chance.  Rev  j  R  Miller 


[40] 


Mlarcl)  Sixteentl) 

Clothe  thyself  with  cheerfulness,  which  has 
always  favour  with  the  Lord,  and  thou  shalt  re- 
joice in  it.  For  every  cheerful  man  does  well  ;  and 
relishes  those  things  that  are  good,  and  despises 
sadness.  Apocrypha. 

The  inner  side  of  every  cloud  is 

Bright  and  shining; 
1,  therefore,  turn  my  clouds  about, 
And  always  wear  them  inside  out  — 

To  show  the  lining!  Sele<5ted. 


Trust  in  the  Lord  ;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

Psalms  xxxvii:  5. 

Try  it  for  a  day,  I  beseech  you,  to  preserve 
yourself  in  an  easy  and  cheerful  frame  of  mind. 
Compare  the  day  in  which  you  have  rooted  out 
the  weed  of  dissatisfaction  with  that  on  which  you 
have  allowed  it  to  grow  up,  and  you  will  find  your 
heart  open  to  every  good  motive,  your  life 
strengthened,  and  your  breast  armed  with  a  pano- 
ply against  every  trick  of  fate;  truly  you  will 
wonder  at  your  own  improvement.  Richter. 


[41] 


And  \vhither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the  way  ye 
know-  Stjohnxiv:  4. 

Thou  art  the  Way,  the  Truth,  the  Life, 
Grant  us  that  Way  to  know, 

That  Truth  to  keep,  that  Life  to  win, 
Whose  joys  eternal  flow. 

George  W.  Doane. 


Godliness  with  contentment  is  great  gain. 

I  Timothy  vi  :  6. 

Every  day  is  a  fresh  beginning, 

Every  morn  is  the  world  made  new. 

You  who  are  weary  of  sorrow  and  sinning, 
Here  is  a  beautiful  hope  for  you, 
A  hope  for  me  and  a  hope  for  you. 

Sarah  Chancy  Woolsey. 


[42] 


Whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive  of  him,  because 
we  keep  his  commandments,  and  do  those  things 
that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight.  j  john  iii:  22. 

I  need  not  leave  the  jostling  world, 
Or  wait  till  daily  tasks  are  o'er, 

To  fold  my  hands  in  secret  prayer 
Within  the  close-shut  closet  door. 

When  I  have  banished  wayward  thoughts, 
Of  sinful  works  the  fruitful  seed, 

When  folly  wins  my  ear  no  more, 
The  closet  door  is  shut  indeed. 

Harriet  McEwen  Kimball. 

Mtarcl)  twenty- first 

Watch  and  pray.  St  Matthew  xxvi:  41. 

He  who  prays  in  Christ's  name  must  pray 
Christ's  prayer :  "  Not  my  will,  but  thine,  be  done." 

Alexander  Maclaren. 


[43] 


Then  spake  Jesus  again  unto  them,  saying,  I  am 
the  light  of  the  world  :  he  that  f  olloweth  me  shall 
not  walk  in  darkness,  but  shall  have  the  light  of 

life-  Stjohnviii:  12. 

Press  on  !  dear  traveler,  press  on  ! 
I  am  the  Way,  the  Truth,  the  Life  ; 
It  is  the  straight  and  narrow  way 
That  leads  to  that  eternal  day, 
That  turns  the  darkness  into  light. 
Though  tasks  are  sore,  be  not  cast  down. 

J.  H.  Bell. 


The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

Psalms  cxlv:    18. 

Be  Thou,  O  Rock  of  Ages,  nigh  ! 

So  shall  each  murmuring  thought  be  gone  ; 
And  grief  and  fear  and  care  shall  fly, 

As  clouds  before  the  midday  sun. 

Selected. 


[44] 


I  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold  thy  right  hand, 
saying  unto  thee,  fear  not;  I  will  help  thee. 

Isaiah  xli:   13. 

Hold  fast  to  His  hand,  draw  it  ever  to  you, 
Though  the  nails  that  pierced  His,  pierce  thine 
own  through  and  through.  A  Q  p 


For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over  the  righteous, 
and  His  ears  are  open  unto  their  prayers. 

IPeteriii:   12. 

He  will  take  care  of  you  ! 

All  through  the  year, 
Crowning  each  day  with 

His  kindness  and  love, 
Sending  you  blessings 

And  shielding  from  fear, 
Leading  you  on  to 

His  bright  home  above. 

Frances  R.  Havergal. 


[45] 


*  *  *  This  one  thing  I  do,  forgetting  those 
things  which  are  behind,  and  reaching  forth  unto 
those  things  which  are  before,  *  I  press 

toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of  the  high  calling 
of  God  in  Christ  Jesus.  Philippians  iii:  13,  14. 

Chase  back  the  shadows,  gray  and  old, 
Of  the  dead  ages  from  our  way, 

And  let  our  hopeful  eyes  behold 
The  dawn  of  Thy  millennial  day. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


If  any  man's  work  abide  which  he  hath  builded 
thereupon,  he  shall  receive  a  reward. 

I  Corinthians  iii  :    1  4. 

To  rest  satisfied  with  any  attainment  is  to  con- 
tradidt  the  deepest  law  of  life,  for  the  Lord  of  life 
himself  found  none  but  perpetual  struggle.  If  we 
are  not  always  rising  on  stepping-stones  of  our 
dead  selves  to  higher  things,  we  are  not  living  our 
life.  Rev.  W.R.  Inge. 


[46] 


Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as  the  morn- 
ing, and  thine  health  shall  spring  forth  speedily  ; 
and  thy  righteousness  shall  go  before  thee;  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  reward. 

Isaiah  Iviii  :  8. 

Softly  there  comes  to  those  who  list, 

Driving  away  the  pain, 
A  voice  that  speaks  of  Love  divine, 

The  Christ-Truth  come  again, 
Bringing  the  rest  that  knows  no  fear, 

The  calm  that  follows  strife; 
An  abiding  sense  of  Christ's  dear  love, 

The  consciousness  of  Life. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


If  any  man  offend  not  in  word,  the  same  is  a 
erfedt  man,  and  able    also   to  bridle  the  whole 

ody-  Jamesiii:2. 

Goodness  consists  not  in  the  outward  things  we 
do,  but  in  the  inward  things  we  are.  To  be  is  the 
great  thing.  Chapin 


[47] 


This  is  my  rest  forever  :  here  will  I  dwell  :  for  I 
have  desired  it.  Psalms  cxxxii:  ,4 

Resting  in  the  love  of  Jesus,  sweetly  resting  every 

day, 
Anchored  on  the  Rock  of  Ages,  till  the  shadows 

flee  away, 
I  can  hear  the  surges  treading  up  and  down  life's 

stony  beach, 
But  upon  the  sure  foundation,  I  am  far  beyond 

their  reach. 
Here  is  everlasting  comfort,  here  is  found  the 

sweetest  peace, 
Here  I  shall  abide  in  patience,  till  life's  storms 

forever  cease.  R  L  Cornish. 


Thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  thee 


fraid- 


Jobxi:  19. 


Thou  shalt  lie  down  and  rest  in  peace.  "  Under- 
neath are  everlasting  arms."  Selected. 


[48] 


I 


^pril  Tirst 

,  wfyat  manner  of  love   tfye  ~2Fatl)er  Ijatl) 
bestowed  upon  us*  tfyat  we  should  be  called  tfye  sons 

°f 


^as  purged  us  free  from  all  sin, 
witl)  our  Mlaster  we  enter  in 
fol?  of  Tfolies,  wl)ere  TCove  reigns  supreme, 
Remember  no  longer  HEartfy's  troubled  dream» 


will  "3Ke  call  us  ?  Surely  none  Know, 
TKis  ways  are  wisest,  and  'tis  better  so  ; 

wfyen  we've  meekly  passed  under  tfye  rod, 
Know  we'll  be  called  tfye  children  of 


[49] 


.April  Secon6 

I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  know  my  sheep, 
and  am  known  of  mine.  St.  John  x  :  1  4. 

Down  in  the  pleasant  pastures,  beside  the  waters 

still, 

Behold,  tne  Shepherd  leadeth  His  little  flock  at 
j.wffl; 
Gently,  oh  gently  guiding  the  way  His  sheep  must 

,  g°» 
Still   onward    to  the  fountains  where   the    living 

waters  flow.  Anna  shipton  * 


The  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ;  I  shall  not  want. 

Psalms  xxiii  :  1  . 

Abandon  yourself  to  His  care  and  guidance,  as 
a  sheep  in  the  care  of  a  shepherd,  and  trust  Him 
utterly,  no  matter  though  you  may  seem  to  your- 
self to  be  in  the  very  midst  of  a  desert,  with 
nothing  green  about  you,  inwardly  or  outwardly, 
and  may  think  you  will  have  to  make  a  long 
journey  before  you  can  get  into  the  green  pastures. 
Our  Shepherd  will  turn  that  very  place  where  you 
are  into  green  pastures,  for  He  has  power  to  make 
the  desert  rejoice  and  blossom  as  a  rose. 

H.  W.  S. 
[50] 


Ye  are  all  the  children  of  the  light,  and  the 
children  of  the  day  :  we  are  not  of  the  night,  nor 
of  darkness.  ,  Jhessalonians  v  :  5. 

I  only  know  that  God  is  right, 
And  that  the  children  of  the  light 
Shall  tread  the  darkness  under  foot. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds  fell  *  *  * 
into  good  ground,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  some 
an  hundredfold.  St  Matthew  xiii:  4,  8. 

It  is  a  law  of  the  harvest  that  we  reap  more 
than  we  sow.  Then  how  careful  ought  we  to  be 
of  the  seed  we  are  sowing  day  by  day,  if  we 
would  reap  a  rich  harvest  of  golden  grain  for  the 
Master.  Selected. 


[51] 


Sixty 

In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in  the  evening 
withhold  not  thine  hand.  Ecclesiastes  xi  :  6. 

Let  us  watch  awhile  the  sowers, 

Let  us  mark  their  tiny  grain, 
Scattered  oft  in  doubt  and  trembling, 

Sown  in  weakness  or  in  pain  ; 
Then  let  Faith,  with  radiant  finger, 

Lift  the  veil  from  unseen  things, 
Where  the  golden  sheaves  are  bending, 

And  the  harvest  anthem  rings. 

Frances  R.  Havergal. 


I  shall  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the  health  of  my 
countenance,  and  my  God.  Psalms  xliii  :  5. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  in  bondage  to  weakness  or 
doubt.  "He  is  the  health  of  thy  countenance. 
His  trust  shall  be  thy  shield  and  thy  buckler." 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  to  go  wherever  duty 
calls.  "He  giveth  His  angels  charge  over  thee,  to 
keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways."  Selected. 


[52] 


Son,  thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that  I  have 
thine.  St.  Luke  xv  :  31. 

We  need  not  carry  a  burdened  heart, 

Filled  with  fear  for  the  coming  day, 
And  let  a  murmur  of  discontent 

Take  the  place  of  a  song  of  praise. 
Our  Father  knoweth  our  daily  need 

Of  shelter  and  rest  and  food, 
And  we  need  not  fear  that  the  hand  of  Love 

Will  fail  to  supply  all  good. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


Now  we  know  that  God  heareth  not  sinners: 
but  if  any  man  be  a  worshipper  of  God,  and 
doeth  his  will,  him  he  heareth.  St.  John  ix:  31. 

Every  sincere  wish  and  prayer  for  goodness, 
every  earnest  attempt  to  fulfil  difficult  duty,  is  sure 
to  help  us  on  our  spiritual  progress,  either  diredtly 
or  indiredtly.  James  Freeman  Clark. 


[53] 


April  I3entl) 

Let  us  therefore  come  boldly  unto  the  throne  of 
grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy,  and  find  grace 
to  help  in  time  of  need.  Hebrews  iv:  16. 

Ever  outward,  ever  onward, 

Widening  spheres  of  thought  we  send  ; 

Ever  upward,  ever  Godward, 

Then,  let  each  thought  trend  ; 

Ever  in,  and  deeper  inward, 

Speed  the  Truth's  clear,  searching  ray, 

Till  we  wake  in  our  perfection, 

Like  to  Him  who  marked  the  "Way." 

W.  B.  T. 


Then  they  willingly  received  Him  into  the  ship  : 
and  immediately  the  ship  was  at  the  land  whither 
they  went.  St.  John  vi:  21. 

Thou  shalt  not  worry  over  thyself  or  thy  friends. 
'Trust  in  Him  and  He  will  give  thee  thy  heart's 

desire-"  Selected. 


[54] 


&1  log  fern* 


Pray  without  ceasing.  j  Thessalonians  v  :  1  7. 

Let  the  bright  light  of  love  and  of  trust  fill  thy 

thought, 

Giving  fear,  doubt  and  evil  no  share, 
For  Heaven  is  thine  now  if  in  faith  it  is  sought 

With  never  ceasing  prayer; 
Then,  when  through  Truth  thou  hast  found  the 

way, 
God  will  commune  with  thee  all  the  day. 

Louis  H.  Owen. 


Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my  spirit. 

Psalms  xxxi  :  5. 

Are  you  full  of  peace?  Pray!   Prayer   will  pre- 

serve it  to  you. 
Are    you    tempted?    Pray!   Prayer    will    sustain 

you. 

Have  you  fallen  ?   Pray  !   Prayer  will  raise  you. 
Are    you    discouraged?    Pray!    Prayer   will    re- 

assure and  comfort  you.  Selected. 


[55] 


.April  JFourteentl) 

And  if  we  know  that  he  hear  us,  whatsoever 
we  ask,  we  know  that  we  have  the  petitions  that 
we  desired  of  him.  l  John  y.  ,  5 

God  is  Good  ;  and  good  are  they 
Who  lovingly,  unceasing  pray; 
Aught  but  good  how  can  I  be 
Since  God  is  naught  but  good  to  me? 

Selected. 


Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye  look  for  such 
things,  be  diligent  that  ye  may  be  found  of  him  in 
peace,  without  spot,  and  blameless. 

II  Peter  iii:  14. 

It  has  been  well  said  that  no  man  ever  sank 
under  the  burden  of  the  day.  It  is  when  to- 
morrow's burden  is  added  to  the  burden  of  today 
that  the  weight  is  more  than  a  man  can  bear. 
Never  load  yourselves  so,  my  friends.  If  you  find 
yourselves  so  loaded,  at  least  remember  this  :  it  is 
your  own  doing,  not  God's.  He  begs  you  to  leave 
the  future  to  Him,  and  mind  the  present. 

George  MacDonald. 


[56] 


Sixteenth 

God   is   a  Spirit:    and  they  that  worship  him 
must  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

St.  John  iv  :  24. 

Knowledge  and  zeal  and  gifts  and  talk, 
Unless  combined  with  faith  and  love, 

And  witnessed  by  a  gospel  walk, 
Will  not  a  true  profession  prove. 

Selected. 


Seventeenth 

And  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall 
make  you  free.  St  John  viii  .  32. 

One  cannot  theorize  his  way  into  the  kingdom 
of  God.  One  cannot  work  out  his  own  salvation 
by  simply  learning  what  he  ought  to  do.  One 
reaches  heaven  by  actually  taking  the  steps  which 
Truth  points  out.  Hence  we  should  take  time  to 
consider  how  much  of  right  enters  into  our  life  as 
well  as  to  seek  new  ideas.  We  should  grieve  more 
when  we  are  not  using  the  understanding  we 
already  have  than  because  of  a  lack  of  it. 

Alfred  Farlow. 


[57] 


Let  us  therefore  follow  after  the  things  which 
make  for  peace,  and  things  wherewith  one  may 
edify  another.  Romans  xiv  :  1  9. 

Thrice  blest  whose  lives  are  faithful  prayers, 
Whose  loves  in  higher  love  endure  : 
What  souls  possess  themselves  so  pure, 

Or  is  there  blessedness  like  theirs? 

Alfred  Tennyson. 


I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  beginning  and  the 
end,  the  first  and  the  last.  Revelation  xxii:  13. 

'Thoushalt  not  despise  any  living  thing.    'All 
is  from  God  and  God  is  all.' 


[58] 


April  Owenttetl) 

And  my  people  shall  dwell  in  a  peaceable  habi- 
tation, and  in  sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  resting- 
Places.  Isaiah  xxxii:  18. 

No  pidture  to  my  aid  I  call, 

I  shape  no  image  in  my  prayer; 

1  only  know  in  Him  is  all 

Of  life,  light,  beauty  everywhere, 
Eternal  goodness  here  and  there ! 

John  G.  Whittier. 

T^Vpril  twenty-first 

If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep  my  words,  and 
my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will  come  unto 
him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him. 

St.  John  xiv :  23. 

Therefore  love.  Without  distinction,  without 
calculation,  without  procrastination,  love. 

Henry  Drummond. 


[59] 


God    is    love,  and   he  that   dwelleth    in    Love 
dwelleth  in  God.  !  john  iv:  ]6> 

Love,  the  greatest  thing  we  say, 
Thou  art  great  to  those  who  pray.— 
Love,  we  praise  thee,  Love  Divine, 
That  thou  dost  our  hearts  incline. 
May  our  dwelling  thus  in  thee 
Be  through  all  eternity.       Isabella  R  Keyes. 


*  *  *  I  am  the  bright  and  morning  star. 

Revelation  xxii  :  1  6. 

Thou    shalt    not  "pollute   the    morning"  with 
doleful  face.    "In  His  presence  is  fulness  of  joy." 

Selected. 


[60] 


EASTER  MORNING 
AXEL  ENDERS 

He  is  risen  !  Christ,  Truth,  is  risen ! 

The  stone  has  been  rolled  away, 
And  the  Light  of  Truth  Triumphant 

Ushers  in  the  first  Easter  Day." 


. 


r  & 


.April  twenty-  fourtl) 

The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ;  and  the 
firmament  showeth  his  handiwork. 

Psalms  xix  :  1  . 

*  Whatever  the  weather  may  be,"  says  he, 

*  Whatever  the  weather  may  be, 

It's  the  songs  ye  sing,  an'  the  smiles  ye  wear, 
That's  a-makin'  the  sun  shine  everywhere." 

James  Whitcomb  Riley. 


Z3went?-fiftl) 

When  thou  art  converted,  strengthen  thy  breth- 
ren-  St.  Luke  xxii  :  32. 

Each  man  finds  his  highest  spiritual  develop- 
ment, not  by  working  out  his  own  salvation  alone 
and  for  himself,  but  by  losing  the  thought  of  self 
in  the  thought  of  others.  This  is  the  Christian  life  ; 
this  is  the  faith  by  which  men  are  saved. 

President  Hadley  of  Yale  University. 


[61] 


Behold,  the  Lord's  hand  is  not  shortened,  that  it 
cannot  save;  neither  his  ear  heavy,  that  it  cannot 
hear.  Isaiah  lix:  1. 

Thy  hand  alone,  O  changeless  Truth, 
Can  vanquish  all  earth's  hate  and  pain, 
And  bless  the  earth  with  Thy  millennium  of  love. 

William  Bradford  Dickson. 


Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the  ways,  and 
see,  and  ask  for  the  old  paths,  where  is  the  good 
way,  and  walk  therein,  and  ye  shall  find  rest  for 
your  souls.  Jeremiah  vi:  16. 

God's  purpose  for  each  one  of  us  is  forever 
established,  and  He  guides  us  by  paths  we  know 
not  of,  into  the  desired  heaven.  When  we  call  to 
Him  in  times  of  trial  and  persecution,  and  ask  for 
guidance,  should  we  not  be  ready  to  follow  wher- 
ever He  may  lead;  though  it  be  not  in  accord 
with  our  human  opinions?  His  desire  is  that  we 
should  all  know  Him  "from  the  least,  unto  the 
greatest"  ;  and  such  a  knowledge  means  our  resur- 
redlion  from  all  mortal  beliefs,  and  the  radiation, 
through  reflection,  of  that  "perfedt  love  which 
casteth  out  fear,"  and  which  is  ever  blessing  us 
more  abundantly  than  we  can  ask  or  think. 

William  Leander  Post. 

[62] 


I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ;  yet  have 
I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
begging  bread.  Psalms 


Lo,   I  am   with  you  alway,  from  lips  divine  we 

hear, 
Falling  like   distant  music,  when  life  seems  cold 

and  drear; 

Lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  'tis  love's  divine  refrain, 
Softly  its  tones  we  echo  and  faith  grows  bright 

again. 

O  words  with  joy  replete, 

Shedding  the  light  of  glory  around  the  mercy  seat  ; 
Lifting  the  souls  that  falter  beneath  their  weight  of 

woe, 
Into   the  sunny   pastures,  where  peaceful  waters 

flow-  Fanny  J.  Crosby. 


He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment:  the 
earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

Psalms  xxxiii:  5. 

Love  is  unending  and  ceaseless  as  God's  own 
eternal  life,  even  so  far  as  he  imparts  it  to  his 
believing  creatures.  It  continues  in  eternity  as  an 
eternal  essence  and  life  in  God.  j}r 


[63] 


Know  therefore  this  day,  and  consider  it  in 
thine  heart,  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  in  heaven 
above,  and  upon  the  earth  beneath :  there  is  none 

Deuteronomy  iv:  39. 

Today  I  ask  that  Love  will  guide 
My  every  step  —  whate'er  betide. 
Today  I  yearn  to  save  just  one, 
By  pointing  only  to  the  Son. 
Today  I  pray  that  I  may  love ! 
Reflecting  light,  from  Christ  above. 
Today  I  know  that  God  is  good, 
He  gives  me  raiment,  shelter,  food. 
Today  I  thank  Love  for  the  light 
That  shines  so  clear,  so  pure,  so  bright. 

Juliette  Mink. 


[64] 


Mta?  Jlrst 

(Tast  tfyy  brea6  upon  tfye  waters:  for  tfyou  sfyalt 
fin&  it  after  many  6ays.  TEcclcsiasUs  xi:  I. 


Over  tfye  field  wl)en  t^e  6ay  is  fair, 

^>l)e  sower  scatters  tfye  see6  abroad, 
Sta^s  not  to  mark  wfyere  it  falls,  fyis  care 
!&ut  to  leave  it  witfy  fyis  (Bo6 
sen&etfy  tfye  rain  an6  tfye  sun's  brigfyt  rays, 
a  fyun6re6fol6  in  tfye  fyarvest 
So  a  Kin&l?  wor6  an6  a  Kin6l?  6ee6, 
6one  an6  spoken  in  time  of  nee6, 
a  true,  pure  fyeart  to  a  brotfyer  astray, 
TConel?  an6  fainting  on  life's  fyigfywa?* 
last  in  tfye  fyarvest  of  years  are  foun6 
only  kin6  wor6s  an6  6ee6s  aboun6. 

^3.  TFullerton. 


[65] 


Second 

And  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth  :  for 
the  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  were  passed 
away;  and  there  was  no  more  sea. 

Revelation  xxi  :  1  . 

My  human  eye  can  never  measure 
The  pearly  gates  beyond  the  sea; 

I  only  know  that  heaven's  within  me, 
And  there  to  dwell  thro'  eternity. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee,  neither  shall  any 
plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling.       Psalms  xci.  ]0 

Here  is  a  promise  Love  has  taught, 

"No  evil  can  pollute  thy  thought;" 

Oh,  join,  ye  nations,  in  the  telling, 

For  what  is  "thought"  if  not  our  dwelling? 

A.  G.  F. 


[66] 


And  if  thou  draw  out  thy  soul  to  the  hungry, 
and  satisfy  the  afflidted  soul,  then  shall  thy  light 
rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy  darkness  be  as  the  noon 

Isaiah  Iviii:   10. 

I  count  this  thing  to  be  grandly  true, 

That  a  noble  deed  is  a  step  toward  God, 
Lifting  the  soul  from  the  common  sod 

To  purer  air  and  broader  view.         Selected 


Deliver  us  from  evil.  St  Matthew  vi:  ,3. 

It  is  not  well  for  us  to  be  delivered  instantly 
from  every  trial.  It  takes  many  a  struggle  with 
self-will,  appetite  and  passion  before  its  stony  crust 
is  broken,  and  the  sweet  influences  of  love  and 
purity  are  seen  and  acknowledged  in  their  cleans- 
ing power.  Elizabeth  C.  Wickersham. 


[67] 


Sixty 

It  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and  from  thy 
fear,  and  from  the  hard  bondage  wherein  thou 
wast  made  to  serve.  Isaiah  xiv.  3 

O  Love,  thy  sovereign  aid  impart, 

To  save  me  from  low-thoughted  care ; 

Chase  this  self-will  through  all  my  heart, 
Through  all  its  latent  mazes  there. 

Make  me  thy  duteous  child,  that  I 
Ceaseless  may  Abba,  Father,  cry. 


Selected. 


Seventy 


If  any  man  will  do  his  will  he  shall  know  of  the 
dodtrine,  whether  it  be  of  God,  or  whether  I  speak 
of  myself.  Stjohnvii:  17. 

My  only  desire  is  to  know  the  truth;  my  only 
fear,— to  cling  to  error.  George  Eliot 


[68] 


The  eternal  God  is  thy  refuge,  and  underneath 
are  the  everlasting  arms:  and  he  shall  thrust  out 
the  enemy  from  before  thee;  and  shall  say,  De- 
stroy them.  Deuteronomy  xxxiii:  27. 

Love  divine,  with    arms    outspreading,  bars   the 

door  'gainst  sin, 
Opening  wide  when  weary  mortals  seek  to  enter 

in, 
Leading  them  with  gentle  chiding  on  the  upward 

way, 
Step  by  step,  through  error's  missiles,  toward  the 

endless  day.  Alice  A>  RusseiL 


Rest  in  the  Lord. 


Psalms  xxxvii :  7. 


'The  everlasting  arms."    I  think  of  that  when- 
ever rest  is  sweet.  "  A  T  D  Whitney. 


[69] 


Oentl) 

For  I  know  that  in  me  (that  is,  in  my  flesh,) 
dwelleth  no  good  thing.  *  *  So  then  with  the 
mind,  I  myself  serve  the  law  of  God  ;  but  with  the 
flesh  the  law  of  sin.  Romans  vii:  18,  25. 

Not  only  around  our  infancy 
Doth  heaven  with  all  its  splendors  lie; 
Daily,  with  souls  that  cringe  and  plot, 
We  Sinais  climb  and  know  it  not. 

James  Russell  Lowell. 


My  God  shall  supply  all  your  need. 

Philippians  iv:   19. 

MIND  —  supplies,  —  satisfies,  —  sanctifies  ! 

C.  Bayley. 


[70] 


welftl) 

This  is  my  commandment,  That  ye  love  one 
another,  as  I  have  loved  you.          St  john  xv:  ,2. 

The  sweetest  flowers  that  ever  grow  are  flowers  of 

Love, 
Nurtured  and  cared   for  by   a  hand,  held   from 

above. 
These  flowers  are    adts   of   kindness    which,  the 

more  we  wear, 
Will  never  fade,  but  ever  grow  more  sweet  and 

Jessamine  Glessner  Childs. 


I  have  heard  thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in  the 
day  of  salvation  have  I  succoured  thee. 

II  Corinthians  vi  :  2. 

And  He  fills  the  great  earth,  and  all  upon  it, 
with  this  unseen  force  of  His  love,  that  never  for- 
gets or  exhausts  itself,  so  that  everywhere  we  may 
lie  down  in  His  bosom,  and  be  comforted. 

A.  T.  D.  Whitney. 


[71] 


The  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ;  I  shall  not  want. 

Psalms  xxiii  :    1  . 

O  Shepherd  of  the  universe, 

Forever  guiding  with  the  law  of  Love 

Thy  countless  flock  of  marching  worlds, 

Thou  art  my  Shepherd  too, 

For  'tis  Thy  hand  alone 

Which  guards  and  guides  and  feeds  and  folds, 

Yea,  heals  and  saves, 

Earth's  lost  and  suffering  sheep. 

William  Bradford  Dickson. 


Fear  thou  not  ;  for  I  am  with  thee  :  be  not  dis- 
mayed ;  for  I  am  thy  God  ;  I  will  strengthen  thee  ; 
yea,  I  will  help  thee;  yea,  I  will  uphold  thee  with 
the  right  hand  of  my  righteousness. 

Isaiah  xli:    10. 

Matter  and  hate  can  never  usurp  the  lordship  of 
spirit  and  love.  Selected. 


[72] 


But  let  us,  who  are  of  the  day,  be  sober,  putting 
on  the  breastplate  of  faith  and  love;  and  for  an 
helmet,  the  hope  of  salvation. 

I  Thessalonians  v  :  8. 

Tomorrow  has  a  gem  of  beauteous  ray 
For  you,  for  me  ;  but  somewhere  in  today 
Lies  precious  gold,  which  we  must  seek  and  win, 
Dear  friend  !  to  set  tomorrow's  jewel  in. 

D.  E.  Jackson. 


Sevctttccittl) 

As  thy  days  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

Deuteronomy  xxxiii  :  25. 

All  the  opportunities  for  right  living  which  we 
use  as  our  own  shall  be  filled  with  heavenly  love. 

Selected. 


[73] 


It  was  meet  that  we  should  make  merry,  and  be 
8lad-  St.  Luke  xv :  32. 

But  gossip  often  results  from  want  of  wide  in- 


William  W.  Story. 


terests- 


Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on,  and  let  thine  eye- 
lids look  straight  before  thee.          proverbs  iv:  25. 

So  live  today  that,  when  tomorrow  comes, 

Thou  shalt  not  cloud  the  sun  with  vain  regret; 

But  let  thy  hand  and  heart  commit  those  deeds 
That  love  for  man  and  faith  in  God  beget. 

Osgood  Elliott. 


[74] 


But  the  wisdom  that  is  from  above  is  first  pure, 
then  peaceable,  gentle,  and  easy  to  be  intreated, 
full  of  mercy  and  good  fruits,  without  partiality 
and  without  hypocrisy.  james  iH .  ,  7 

God's  spirit  falls  on  me  as  dewdrops  on  a  rose 
If  I  but  like  a  rose  my  heart  to  Him  unclose. 

In  all  eternity  no  tone  can  be  so  sweet 

As  where  man's  heart  with  God  in  unison  doth 

beat  Harriet  H.  Smith. 


-  first 

Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow-. 


St.  Matthew  vi:  28. 


How  tenderly  nature  nurses  her  children  !  The 
dewdrop  that  falls  upon  the  thirsty  flower  is  pure 
from  the  heavens  above.  Harriet  R  SmitL 


[75] 


I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless  :    I  will  come  to 

Stjohnxiv:   18. 

When  no  kind  earthly  friend  is  near 
With  gentle  words  my  heart  to  cheer, 
Still  am  I  with  my  Saviour  dear, 

"Alone,  yet  not  alone."  Selected. 


/  am  with  you  alway.         St  Matthew  J[X^.  20. 


They   are  never   alone  that   are   accompanied 
with  noble  thoughts.  Sir  Philip  Sidney. 


[76] 


twenty- 

Mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I  trusted, 
which  did  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel 
against  me.  Psalms  xli:  9. 

Thou  shalt  not  criticise  thy  neighbor.  He  is 
God's  child  and  entitled  to  thy  love.  Selected. 


That  thou  mayest  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
that  thou  mayest  obey  his  voice,  and  that  thou 
mayest  cleave  unto  him  :  for  he  is  thy  life  and  the 
length  of  thy  days.  Deuteronomy  xxx:  20. 

Be  patient,  diligent  and  humble,  studying  each 
day,  nay  hour,  to  attain  to  loftier  ideals,  —  ready 
when  called,  and  fitted  to  serve.  Then  with  grate- 
ful heart  shalt  thou  remember  the  stripes  that 
seemed  severe:  —  but  all  were  needed,  to  clear 
away  all  that  obscured,  defaced,  or  blurred,  that 
the  Christ  in  thee  might  be  revealed. 

Juliette  Mink. 


[77] 


+ 

Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do  it  with 
thy  might.  Ecclesiastesix:  10. 

Never  allow  thyself  to  think  or  believe  that 
environment  or  circumstances  can  prevent  the 
accomplishment  of  the  Father's  plan  for  thee. 

Juliette  Mink. 


Let   your   communication  be,  Yea,  yea ;  Nay, 
nay :  for  whatsoever  is  more  than  these  cometh  of 

evil-  St.  Matthew  v:  37. 

O  words,  how  empty  you  may  be, 
If  you've  no  Light  to  bring  to  me ; 
May  nothing  from  this  pen  e'er  fall, 
Save  Truth  in  answer  to  some  call. 


A.  G.  F. 


[78] 


shall    know    me,    from    the    least    to    the 
greatest.  Hebrews  viii:    11. 

It  matters  not  how  wide  the  space, 

What  miles  or  minutes  doth  them  part; 

Nor  time  nor  leagues  of  land  or  sea 

Can  keep  God's  message  from  each  heart. 

A.  G.  F. 


By  love  serve  one  another.  Galatians  v:  13. 

Love  has  not  only  a  beauty  of  its  own,  but  a 
power  of  beautifying  other  objedts,  of  refreshing 
unrefreshed  things.  George  Matheson. 


[79] 


Work  out  your  own  salvation. 

Philippians  ii :   12. 

A  trusting   heart,  a  yearning   eye,  can  win  their 

way  above; 
If  mountains  can  be  moved  by  faith,  is  there  less 

power  in  love  ?  Frederick  William  Faber. 


For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the  Lord  is  our  law 
giver,  the  Lord  is  our  king ;  he  will  save  us. 

Isaiah  xxxiii:  22. 

Just  as  God  leads  me,  I  would  go ; 
I  would  not  ask  to  choose  my  way. 

Lampertus. 


[80] 


Tor  of  hiro>  an&  through  him*  ai*&  to  hint*  are  all 

Romans  xi :  36. 

3Zty  <5o6  is  omnipresent,  best, 
TCife  an6  TCove  an6  ^ruth  an&  rest. 
5lty  3feaven  is  the  present  hour ; 
Tor  now  "3  use  TCove's  mighty  power, 
ask,  affirm,  then  wait,  an&  we 
n  know  the  ^ruth  and  we  are  free. 

can  disturb,  <5o6  is  my  peace  — 
every  breath  new  joys  increase. 
"3  am  not  sick — <5o6  is  my  health: 
Tf  am  not  poor —  <&o6  is  my  wealth  : 
"3  am  not  grieved  —  <&o6  is  my  joy ; 
T2Vbun6ant,  full,  without  alloy. 
Since  <Bo6  isTA.ll,  omniscient,  best  — 
"3  cannot  tire;  TKe  is  my  rest. 
yto  stay  an6  no  support  "3  seek ; 
3fe  is  my  strength*  ~$  am  not  weak. 
3  am  not  blinfc  —  the  holy  light 
Of  Tfeaven  "3  see,  <5o6  is  my  sight. 
^nee6  not  look  beyon6  the  skies 
Tfeaven,  since  it  about  me  lies, 
naught  save  what  is  pure  an6  fair 
beautiful  can  enter  there. 

Selected. 

[81] 


Second 

For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  heavens  ;  and 
thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

Psalms  cviii:  4. 

Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  veils  and  darkens  Thy  designs. 

Isaac  Watts. 


There  is  a  way  which  seemeth  right  unto  a  man, 
but  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

Proverbs  xiv  :   1  2. 

Few  tendencies  are  more  unfavorable  to  the 
development  of  a  strong  character  than  self-pity. 
It  is  the  besetting  sin  of  weak  men  and  women, 
arising  from  a  form  of  selfishness,  growing  with 
astonishing  rabidity,  and  speedily  undermining 
manliness  and  womanliness.  Selected. 


[82] 


Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth  as  the  sun 
in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father. 

St.  Matthew  xiii:  43. 

Let  us  carry  the  sunshine  wherever  we  go, 

It  will  surely  make  somebody  glad, 
For  a  comforting  word,  like  a  clear,  golden  ray, 

Will  bring  help  to  the  weary  and  sad, 
Let  it  beam  from  the  bright  cheery  face; 
There's  a  charm  in  the  smile,  there  is  power  in 

the  glance, 
That  betokens  the  heart's  tender  grace. 

Ledie  H.  Edmunds. 


Silver  and  gold  have  I  none  ;  but  such  as  I  have 
give  I  thee  :  In  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Naza- 
reth rise  up  and  walk.  Acts  -.  5 

A  man  may  think  he  is  doing  God's  work  when 
he  is  not  even  doing  God's  will.  And  a  man  may 
be  doing  God's  work  and  God's  will  quite  as 
much  by  hewing  stones  or  sweeping  streets  as  by 
preaching  or  praying.  Selected. 


[83] 


Sixty 

O  Lord  God,  I  pray  thee,  send  me  good  speed 
this  day.  Genesis  xxiv:   12. 

Each  day  may  be  a  sacred  day, 
And  every  spot  a  holiest  place, 
Where  Christ  doth  manifest  His  grace  ; 

Each  day  wherein  we  trust,  obey 
And  love,  is  an  atonement  day. 

Margaret  J.  Preston. 


A  scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  and  findeth  it  not  : 
but  knowledge  is  easy  unto  him  thatunderstandeth. 

Proverbs  xiv:  6. 

The  wise  continue  to  live  as  God's  image  and 
likeness,  whereas  the  foolish  are  always  beginning  ; 
he  that  negledts  the  present  moment,  throws  away 
all  that  he  has  ;  the  past  is  gone  and  the  future  is 
beyond  his  reach.  R  s  Josselyn. 


[84] 


afflit 


REPOSE  AFTER  THE  FLIGHT  TO  EGYPT 
B.  PLOCKHORST 

"  Rest,  rest,  and  fear  thee  not,  God  watches  o'er ; 
Let  tired  thought  cling  to  the  earth  no  more." 


frb 


jture  is 
n. 


And  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual  meat;  and 
did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual  drink:  for  they 
drank  of  that  spiritual  Rock  that  followed  them  : 
and  that  Rock  was  Christ.  {  Corinthians  x:  3,  4. 

The  hour  is  holy  ;  Thou  art  near,  — 

The  moments  fly  on  wings  of  soul  ; 

Life,  Truth  and  Love  have  entered  in, 

And  earth  is  blessed  with  bread  from  heaven  : 

Yea,  all  Thy  children  eat  anew  Thy  flesh, 

And  drink  again  the  waters  of  eternal  Life. 

William  Bradford  Dickson. 


Wherefore  purify  thy  heart  from  doubting,  and 
put  on  faith,  and  trust  in  God  ;  and  thou  shalt  re- 


ceive all  that  thou  shalt  ask. 


Apocrypha. 


That  life  is  pure  which  knows  no  life  in  matter, 
no  life  apart  from  God.  Then  to  be  pure  we  must 
have  no  other  gods  before  Spirit,  Mind,  Life,  and 
Love  divine.  SEC. 


[85] 


If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments. 

St.  John  xiv:   15. 

If  thou  love  God  with  all  thine  heart, 

And  worship  Him  alone, 
No  other  image  e'er  can  shine 

Between  thee  and  His  face  divine. 
But  loving  God,  all  Love  is  thine. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches  :  He  that 
abideth  in  me,  and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth 
forth  much  fruit  :  for  without  me  ye  can  do  noth- 

ing- St.  John  xv  :  5. 

What  kind  of  fruit  am  I  bearing?  This  is  the 
question  we  do  not  always  like  to  face.  If  we 
have  Life  there  must  be  fruit.  We  cannot  all  bear 
the  same  fruit,  but  we  can  all  bear  some  fruit.  By 
our  fruits  we  are  known.  By  them  also,  we  know 
ourselves.  Wa  >  Moulton. 


[86] 


He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  most 
High  shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Al- 
mighty. Psalms  xci:  I. 

In  the  stronghold  of  God's  power, 

Where  no  foe  can  come, 
Safe  within  that  mighty  fortress 

I  would  make  my  home. 
Round  about  the  towering  bulwarks 

Error's  forces  roar; 
But  the  walls  of  Truth  surround  me  : 

Love  doth  guard  the  door. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

St.  Matthew  vi  :  34. 

Jesus  said,  "  Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil 
thereof."  A  great  many  worry  needlessly  because 
of  their  limited  foresight.  Alfred  Farlow. 


[87] 


His  Lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done,  good  and 
faithful  servant,  thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few 
things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over  many  things  : 
enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  Lord  ! 

St.  Matthew  xxv  :  23. 

Let  no  evil  way  be  cherished,  Lord, 

But  let  truth,  flowing  in  from  Thee, 
Re-form  and  fashion  my  daily  life 

Into  love  and  humility. 
Then  lead  in  the  everlasting  way 

Where  the  blessed  Jesus  trod  ;  — 
May  I  find  Thy  services  my  own  true  life, 

And  have  but  One  Mind—  One  God. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow. 

St.  Matthew  vi  :  34. 

Speed  the  day,  O  God,  when  Thy  ways  shall 
be  our  ways,  and  Thy  righteousness  our  righteous- 

ness-  Elizabeth  C.  Wickersham. 


[88] 


3une  Sixteenth 

God  hath  not  given  us  the  spirit  of  fear:  but  of 
power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind. 

II  Timothy  i:  7. 

We  cast  behind  fear,  sin,  and  death  ; 

With  Thee  we  seek  the  things  above  ; 
Our  inmost  soul  Thy  spirit  breathe, 

Of  power,  of  calmness,  and  of  love. 

William  Bradford  Dickson. 


3une 

As  for  God  his  way  is  perfedt 


II  Samuel  xxii  :  3  1 


Courtesy  is  said  to  be  love  in  little  things,  and 
the  one  secret  of  politeness  is  to  love.  Love  can- 
not behave  itself  unseemly.  Hemy  Drummona. 


[89] 


Wherefore  whosoever  shall  eat  this  bread  and 
drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord  unworthily,  shall  be 
guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of  the  Lord. 

I  Corinthians  xir  27. 

The  Holy  Supper  is  kept,  indeed, 
In  whatso  we  share  with  another's  need  ; 
Not  what  we  give,  but  what  we  share  — 
For  the  gift  without  the  giver  is  bare. 

James  Russell  Lowell. 

3vute  Mineteentl) 

Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

St.  Matthew  vi  :   11. 

The  material  bread  that  we  eat  from  day  to 
day  is  not  the  real  bread;  for  the  real  bread  of 
life  is  the  body  of  Christ,  and  we  eat  of  this  bread 


as  we  do  the  will  of  God. 


j  R  Mosley. 


[90] 


The  Lord  recompense  thy  work. 


. 


Out  of  work,  heart-sick  and  discouraged, 

This  message  was  sent  unto  me: 

"Mind  is  the  only  employer  — 

Let  self  go  and  you  shall  see 

That  work  is  divine  expression 

(Though  you  may  not  quite  grasp  the  sense 

Of  these  phrases  so  quaintly  fashioned), 

And  Love  is  the  sole  recompense." 

A.  G.  F. 

3  vine  ^?went£-  first 

Wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  about  my  Father's 
business?  St.  Luke  ii:  49. 

Proving  our  faith  in  Divine  Mind,  the  one 
perfedl  Principle,  unlimited  and  eternal  ;  absolute 
consecration  of  thought,  word  and  deed  :  the  con- 
stant sacrifice  of  sense  and  self,  and  the  realization 
of  our  oneness  with  God  with  no  power  apart 
from  Him,  is  to  know,  —  and  this  is  "my  Father's 
business.  '  Mary  H.  James. 


[91] 


Blessed  be  the  Lord  who  daily  loadeth  us  with 
benefits,  even  the  God  of  our  salvation. 

Psalms  Ixviii  :   19. 

No  longer  forward  nor  behind 

I  look  in  hope  or  fear  ; 
But  grateful,  take  the  good  1  find, 

The  best  of  now  and  here. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


Hereby  perceive  we  the  love  of  God,  because 
he  laid  down  his  life  for  us  :  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  our  lives  for  our  brethren.  j  j0kn  -  .  ]  5 

The  only  sure  way  to  pradlise  what  you  preach 
is  to  preach  only  what  you  practise.  Talking  and 
not  living  the  Truth  has  been  the  mistake  of  ages, 
and  the  opposite  practise  will  bring  in  the  millen- 
nium. No  tumult  or  error  can  drown  the  echo  of 
a  good  deed,  while  drowsiness  often  hampers  the 
value  of  a  learned  sermon.  William  Leander  Post. 


[92] 


-  fourtl) 

*  *  *  For  the  heavens  shall  vanish  away  like 
smoke,  and  the  earth  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment, 
and  they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like  manner; 
but  my  salvation  shall  be  forever,  and  my  right- 
eousness shall  not  be  abolished.  Isaiah  li  :  6. 

All  which  is  real  now  remaineth, 

And  fadeth  never; 
The  hand  which  upholds  it  now  sustaineth 

The  soul  forever.  john  a  whittier. 


For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be 
removed  ;  but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from 
thee,  neither  shall  the  covenant  of  my  peace  be 
removed,  saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

Isaiah  liv:   10. 

Where  shall  we  find  the  enduring  reality  for 
which  the  highest  human  aspiration  has  ever 
striven  —  the  reality  that  is  not  of  yesterday,  nor 
of  today,  but  that  is  eternal  ?  Where,  indeed,  but 
in  the  saving  grace  of  infinite  Love?  Apprehen- 
sion of  this  message  is  the  New  Birth.  It  reveals 
the  "secret  place  of  the  Most  High,"  wherein  if 
man  abide  he  may  say  of  the  Lord,  "  He  is  my 
refuge  and  my  fortress."  And  thus  is  discovered 
the  reality  which  bringeth  salvation. 

Thomas  F.  Dawson. 

[93] 


6y  Dog  ism « 


I   have   no   greater  joy  than   to   hear  that  my 
children  walk  in  truth.  HI  j0kn  4 

If  true  to  God,  and  God  is  Love, 
Then  true  to  Love  deduce  we  then  ; 

"Be  true"  means,  true  to  God  above, 
To  self,  and  to  our  fellowmen. 

Selected. 


Who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our  God  ? 

Psalms  Ixxvii  :   1  3. 

As  our  God  is  great,  so  does  He  give  greatly,— 
bounteously.  His  returns  to  those  who  trust,  never 
doubting,  are  neither  meager  nor  temporary; 
God's  gifts  are  as  lavish  and  perpetual  as  the  im- 
partial sunshine.  His  plenty  knows  no  limitation 
nor  stoppage  other  than  our  lack  of  trust.  As  He 
gives  greatly,  so  should  we  expedt  greatly,  receive 
greatly,  live  greatly  !  Edith  Brownell. 


[94] 


TJunc 

Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God. 


Jude21 


What  Love  Divine  does  not  permit 

Does  not  exist  at  all; 
For  Love  is  God  and  God  is  Mind, 

And  Mind  is  All  in  All.  Selected. 


If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning,  and  dwell  in 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea;  Even  there  shall 
thy  hand  lead  me,  and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold 

Psalms  cxxxix:  9,10. 


me- 


God  is  Life  and  God  is  everywhere,  but  only 
as  one  learns  man's  true  relation  to  the  Father  can 
he  grasp  the  significance  of  the  Psalmist's  words 
and  realize  that  no  matter  how  far  one  travels  he 
cannot  get  beyond  the  reach  of  God's  guiding 
hand  nor  go  where  Life  is  not.  Life  is  without 
beginning  and  without  end.  Emma  s>  Miiier. 


[95] 


In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it  and  on  either 
side  of  the  river  was  there  the  tree  of  life  which 
bare  twelve  manner  of  fruits  and  yielded  her 
fruit  every  month :  and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were 
for  the  healing  of  the  nations.  Revelation  xxii:  2. 

There  are  many  figurative  expressions  in  the 
Scriptures  which  include  the  word  "medicine," 
but  they  point  to  an  implicit  dependence  upon 
God  as  a  means  of  health  and  harmony.  It  is  not 
unlikely  that  the  good  Samaritan  poured  in  oil 
and  wine,  as  stated  in  the  story  related  by  Jesus. 
Perhaps  these  were  considered  proper  remedies 
at  that  age,  but  Jesus,  who  referred  to  this  a<ft  of 
kindness,  did  not  himself  use  material  remedies 
nor  recommend  them,  and  he  is  the  true  example. 
Jesus'  recitation  of  this  story  was  not  for  the  pur- 
pose of  recommending  oil  and  wine  for  human 
ills,  but  to  give  an  example  of  charity  and  love. 

Alfred  Farlow. 


[96] 


* 


3tot  my  will,  but  tyine,  be  done. 

ShTLukcxxii:  42. 


TCaid  on  ^>l)y  altar,  0  my  TCord  divine, 

.Accept  my  gift  tfyis  day  for  3esus'  sake. 
K  fyave  no  Jewels  to  adorn  ~&\ft  sfyrine, 
an^  world-fame  sacrifice  to  make, 


^ere  3  bring  within  mj  trembling 

)is  will  of  mine  —  a  tying  tfyat  seemet^  small  — 

only  ^^ou,  6ear  TCor6,  canst  understand 
Hfow,  w^enK  ?tel&  I3^ee  t^is,  If  yi&lb  m?  alU 


Tit  ^as  been  wet  witl)  tears  and  dimmed  will)  sigfys, 

(Tlenc^ed  in  m?  grasp  till  beauty  it  fyad  none: 
Mow  from  ^>l)?  footstool,  wl)ere  it  vanquished  lies, 
prayer  ascendetl)  :  5llay  ^l)y  will  be  done, 


'Dake  it,  O  TFatfyer,  ere  my  courage  fail, 

^ZVnd  merge  it  so  in  'Dljine  own  will  t^at  e'en 
Iff  in  some  desperate  fyour  my  cry  prevail 

'Gljou  give  back  my  gift,  it  may  fyave  been 


So  changed,  so  purified,  so  fair  fyave  grown,— 

So  one  wit^  ^Ijee,  —  so  filled  wit^  peace  divine, 
3  may  not  know  or  feel  it  as  my  own, 

gaining  back  my  will,  may  find  it  "D^ine, 

Selected. 

[97] 


Second 

He  that  received  seed  into  the  good  ground  is 
he  that  heareth  the  word,  and  understandeth  it; 
which  also  beareth  fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some 
an  hundredfold,  some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

St.  Matthew  xiii:  23. 

Oh,  do  not  bar  your  mind 
Against  the  light  of  Good  ; 

But  open  wide,  let  in  the  Word, 
And  Truth  will  be  your  food. 

Selected.    - 


Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all  seeds  :  but  when 
it  is  grown,  it  is  the  greatest.  St  Matthew  xiii:  32. 

He  does  not  need  to  transplant  us  into  different 
fields,  but  right  where  we  are,  with  just  the  cir- 
cumstances that  surround  us.  He  makes  His  sun 
to  shine  and  His  dew  to  fall  upon  us,  and  trans- 
forms the  very  things  that  were  before  our  greatest 
hindrances,  into  the  chief  est  and  most  blessed 
means  of  our  growth.  H  W  S 


[98] 


ourtl) 

Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger,  and 
clamour,  and  evil  speaking,  be  put  away  from  you, 
with  all  malice.  Ephesians  iv:  31. 

Yet  —  that  silver  shuttle's  prone  to  slip, 
Guard  well  thy  thought,  thy  tongue,  thy  lip  ! 

A.  G.  F. 


I  will  establish  his  kingdom  forever,  if  he  be 
constant.  j  Chronicles  xxviii:  7. 

Beware  lest  we  become  inconstant  !  such  a  one 
is  never  happy;  his  time  is  spent  in  sighing.  Let 
us  ac5l  as  becomes  God's  children  today  and  the 
tomorrow  will  be  a  glorious  eternity  of  happiness, 
usefulness  and  infinite  capacity.  g  g 


[99] 


Sixty 

:  Behold,  now  is  the  accepted  time;  be- 
hold, now  is  the  day  of  salvation. 

II  Corinthians  vi :  2. 

You  ask  me  for  the  golden  time, 

I  bid  you  seize  the  hour, 
And  fill  it  full  of  earnest  work 

While  yet  you  have  the  power. 
Today  the  golden  time  of  joy 

Beneath  the  household  eaves, 
Today  the  royal  time  for  work, 

For  bringing  in  the  sheaves. 

Margaret  E.  Sangster. 


Well  done  I  St  Matthew  xxv :  2 1 . 

Christ's  call  to  special  service  comes  to  us  when 
we  are  engaged  in  the  faithful  discharge  of  our 
ordinary  work.  This  is  a  lesson  written  large 
across  the  page  of  Scripture.  The  man  who  thinks 
his  present  work  beneath  him,  will  never  rise 
above  it.  In  this  may  be  found  the  reason  why 
some  of  us  have  never  been  called  to  any  notable 
service  for  the  Master.  We  have  not  been  faithful 
in  the  few  things,  and  therefore  the  Lord  cannot 
make  us  ruler  over  many  things. 

George  H.  C.  Macgregor. 

[100] 


O  ye  simple,  understand  wisdom  :  and,  ye  fools, 
be  ye  of  an  understanding  heart. 

Proverbs  viii:  5. 

'Tis  mine  to  know  the  Father  is  beside  me; 

To  feel  his  loving  touch  and  hear  His  voice; 
'Tis  mine  to  heed  the  Wisdom  that  would  guide 
me, 

And  ever  in  His  presence  to  rejoice. 

Thus,  only,  can  I  live  the  life  of  Heaven; 

Thus  find  my  place  within  the  plan  divine, 
By  living  love,  as  love  to  me  is  given, 

And    letting    Heaven's    radiance    through    me 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


3ul? 

Thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

II  Samuel  xxii:  36. 

Nothing  is  so  strong  as  gentleness, 
Nothing  so  gentle  as  strength. 

Francis  de  Sales. 


Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and  turn  again 
to  the  Lord.  Lamentations  iii:  40. 

O  empty  us  of  self,  the  world  and  sin, 
And  then  in  all  Thy  fulness  enter  in. 

C  E.  J. 


Take  heed  therefore  that  the  light  which  is  in 
thee  be  not  darkness.  gt 


These  are  the  words  of  Christ,  by  which  we  are 
taught  to  imitate  His  life  and  manners,  if  we 
would  be  truly  enlightened,  and  be  delivered  from 
all  blindness  of  heart.  The  dodtrine  of  Christ  ex- 
ceedeth  all  the  dodlrines  of  holy  men;  and  he 
that  hath  the  Spirit,  will  find  therein  hidden  manna. 
But  it  falleth  out  that  many,  albeit  they  often  hear 
the  Gospel  of  Christ,  are  yet  but  little  affedted, 
because  they  have  not  the  Spirit  of  Christ.  Who- 
soever then  would  fully  and  feelingly  understand 
the  words  of  Christ,  must  endeavor  to  conform  his 
life  wholly  to  the  life  of  Christ. 

Thomas  a  Kempis. 


[102] 


Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of 
the  fowler,  and  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

Psalms  xci  :  3. 

As  the  bird  flies  home  to  its  nest, 
When  the  hunter  seeks  his  prey, 

O  child  of  God,  to  thy  Father  haste, 
From  the  tempter's  snare  away  ! 

Under  his  wings  thy  defense  shall  be, 

He  with  his  feathers  will  cover  thee. 

Fanny  J.  Crosby. 


Ye  are  my  friends.        St  John  xv:  |4 

There  is  no  preservative,  no  antiseptic,  nothing 
that  keeps  one's  heart  young,  like  love,  like  sym- 
pathy, like  giving  one's  self  with  enthusiasm  to 
some  worthy  thing  or  cause.  John  Burroughs. 


[103] 


Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 

St.  Matthew  xxii  :  37. 

O  Love,  how  cheering  is  Thy  ray  ! 

All  pain  before  Thy  presence  flies  ; 
Care,  anguish,  sorrow,  melt  away, 

Where'er  Thy  healing  beams  arise. 
O  Father,  nothing  may  I  see, 
Nothing  desire,  or  seek,  but  thee. 

P.  Gerhardt. 


Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life:  in  thy 
presence  is  fulness  of  joy;  at  thy  right  hand  there 
are  pleasures  for  evermore.  Psalms  xvi  :  11. 

I  believe  God  is  just  as  near  us  as  we  want  Him 
to  be,  and  we  are  just  as  good  as  we  really  want 
to  be.  All  the  joy,  all  the  peace,  all  the  courage, 
strength  and  love  there  is  in  the  universe  is  for  us 
here  and  now  to  have  and  enjoy;  and  the  doing 
it  indeed  constitutes  the  joyous  life. 

Edward  Everet  Norwood. 


[104] 


Sixteenth 

And  Ephraim  said,  Yet  I  am  become  rich,  I 
have  found  me  out  substance.  Hoseaxii:  8. 

Peace,  troubled  soul,  thou  needst  not  fear; 

Thy  great  provider  still  is  near; 

Who  fed  thee  last  will  feed  thee  still. 

Be  calm,  and  sink  into  His  will.  Selected. 

3ul?  Seventeen!:!) 

But  I  have  called  you  friends :  for  all  things  that 
I  have  heard  of  my  Father  I  have  made  known 
unto  you.  St.  John  xv:  15. 

Friendship  is  a  spiritual  thing.  It  is  independent 
of  Matter,  or  Space,  or  Time.  *  The  beauty  of 

Friendship  is  its  infinity.  !  :  Friendship  is  the 
nearest  thing  we  know  to  what  religion  is.  God 
is  Love.  And  to  make  religion  akin  to  Friendship 
is  simply  to  give  it  the  highest  expression  conceiv- 
able by  man.  Henry  Drummond. 


[105] 


If  we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with  him,  and 
walk  in  darkness,  we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth. 

I  John  i  :  6. 

Though  in  the  quiet  walks  of  life 

My  work  may  ever  be, 
Help  me,  O  Father,  still  to  live 
^  The  way  that  pleaseth  Thee. 
To  give,  how  humble  tho'  it  be, 

In  love  my  very  best, 
Willing  the  Master's  way  to  tread, 

Leaving  to  him  the  rest. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


I  am  come  that  they  might  have  life,  and  that 
they  might  have  it  more  abundantly. 

St.  John  x:  10. 

The  keynote  of  all  Jesus'  preaching  was,  "I 
came  that  ye  might  have  life,  and  have  it  more 
abundantly."  It  was  not  a  future  life  to  which  he 
invited  us,  but  a  present  one.  This  present  is  to 
be  taken  and  used.  Its  use  shall  fit  us  for  what- 
ever may  be  the  details  of  the  coming  years.  So 
then  it  is  for  us  to  live  that  each  day  shall  be  one 
of  the  eternal  days.  Seledled. 

[1061 


*  *  *  Whatsoever  things  are  true,  whatsoever 
things  are  honest,  whatsoever  things  are  just, 
whatsoever  things  are  pure;  whatsoever  things 
are  lovely,  *  *  think  on  these  things.  And  the 
peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
shall  keep  your  hearts  and  minds  through  Christ 

Philippiansiv:  8,7. 

Whene'er  a  noble  deed  is  wrought, 
Whene'er  is  spoke  a  noble  thought, 
Our  souls  in  glad  surprise, 
To  higher  levels  rise. 

Henry  W.  Longfellow. 


-  first 

There  hath  not  failed  one  word  of  all  his  good 
promises.  IKingsviii:  56. 

Let  one  but  try  the  simple  process  of  making 
any  one  of  the  Master's  promises  his  own,  or  in 
Christ's  name  resolve  upon  some  exalted  attain- 
ment, great  or  small,  and  behold  the  miracle  of 
Divine  Love  —  the  appearing  of  an  angelic  pres- 
ence there,  with  peace  and  healing  in  its  wings. 

Arthur  L.  Hitchcock. 


[107] 


If  the  Son  therefore  shall  make  you  free,  ye  shall 
be  free  indeed.  Stjohnviii:  36. 

God  made  all  His  creatures  free; 
Life  itself  is  liberty; 
God  ordained  no  other  bands 
Than  united  hearts  and  hands. 
So  shall  all  our  slavery  cease, 
All  God's  children  dwell  in  peace, 
And  the  new-born  earth  record 
Love,  and  Love  alone  is  Lord. 

J.  Montgomery. 


And  who  then  is  willing  to  consecrate  his  ser- 
vice  this  day  unto  the  Lord  ?  ,  chronicles  xxix  :  5. 

Go  ;  do  your  duty,  and  in  the  end  it  must  come 
out  into  the  light,  strong  in  the  strength  which  it 
won  in  its  life  and  struggle  in  the  dark. 

Phillips  Brooks. 


[108] 


THE  YOUTHFUL  CHRIST  EMBRACING  ST.  JOHN 
GUIDO  RENI 

"  Thou  art  my  friend  ;  to  my  precepts  be  true ; 
For  I  Am  The  Truth  which  is  now  taught  by  you." 


L< 


Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart,  for  they  shall  see 
God-  St.  Matthew  v:  8. 

If  we  will  strive  to  be  pure  and  true, 
To  each  of  us  there  will  come  an  hour 
When  the  tree  of  life  will  burst  into  flower 
And  rain  at  our  feet  a  glorious  shower 

Of  something  grander  than  ever  we  knew. 

Selected. 


Go  ye,  and  learn  what  that  meaneth. 

St.  Matthew  ix:   13. 

The  progressive  order  of  arrangement  of  the 
Beatitudes,  as  presented  by  him  who  spake  as 
never  man  spake,  is  worthy  of  study.  Universal 
evil  lies  in  the  pathway.  Hence  comes  the  experi- 
ence known  as  "persecution  for  righteousness' 
sake,"  coupled  with  the  call  for  rejoicing.  With 
each  step  there  is  the  unqualified  promise  of  re- 

warcl-  Mary  B.  Campbell. 


[109] 


Great  peace  have  they  \vhich  love  thy  law  :  and 
nothing  shall  offend  them.  Psalms  cxix:  165. 

If  peace  be  in  the  heart, 

The  wildest  winter  storm  is  full  of  solemn  beauty, 
The  midnight  lightning-flash  best  shows  the  path 

of  duty. 
Each  living  creature  tells  some  new  and  joyous 

story  ; 
The  very  trees  and  stones  all  catch  a  ray  of  glory. 

C.  F.  Richardson. 


Seek  ye  first  the  Kingdom  of  God. 

St.  Matthew  vi:  33. 

Then,  from  this  mountain-top  of  spiritual  exal- 
tation, go  back  into  the  valley,  and  with  a  clarified 
vision  —  knowing  that  the  world  of  Spirit  is  now 
and  here  —  meekly,  cheerfully,  earnestly,  faithfully, 
seek  this  kingdom  of  God,  knowing,  from  your 
revelation  in  the  mount,  that  all  these  other  things 
shall  be  added  unto  you.  William  S.  Campbell. 


[HO] 


I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and  sleep 
for  thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

Psalms  iv:  8. 

Enfolded  in  Thy  Love  divine, 

In  peace  1  lay  me  down  and  sleep, 

And  know  no  ill  can  e'er  draw  near, 

Nor  any  anxious  thought  of  fear, 

For  Thou,  O  Lord,  Thy  watch  doth  keep. 

Thus  safely  held  in  arms  divine 

God's  perfedt  peace  shall  e'er  be  mine. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


Every  idle  word  that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall 
give  account  thereof.  St  Matthew  xii:  36. 

Every  right  adtion  and  every  true  thought  sets 
the  seal  of  its  beauty  on  person  and  face. 


Ruskin. 


[ill] 


3uly 

Ye  are  of  God,  little  children,  and  have  over- 
come them  :  because  greater  is  he  that  is  in  you, 
than  he  that  is  in  the  world.  j  j0jin  iv  .  4 

Where  Christ  our  Lord  abideth 

We  know  no  thought  of  care. 
With  heavenly  might  environed 

There  is  no  sense  of  fear. 
In  His  sweet  presence  serving, 

And  toiling  by  His  light, 
We  keep  the  path  of  promise  — 

The  triumph  of  the  right. 

John  Franklin  Crowell. 


Humble  yourselves  therefore  under  the  mighty 
hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time. 

I  Peter  v:  6. 

Humility  is  like  a  tree,  whose  root,  when  it  sets 
deepest  in  the  earth,  rises  higher,  and  spreads 
fairer,  and  stands  surer  and  lasts  longer,  and  every 
step  of  its  descent  is  like  a  rib  of  iron. 

B.  P.  Taylor. 


[112] 


August  JFlrst 


3  sljall  not  want. 


"psalm*  xxtll :  I. 


,  leave^it  wify  Hfirn,  tlje  lilies  all  60  ; 

,-And  tfyey  grow. 
Stow  in  tl)e  rain,  an6  ttye?  ^row  in  t^e 

$?cs,  t()e?  grow. 

grow  in  tfye  darkness  all  ^i6  in  ttye  nig^t, 
gtow  in  fye  sunshine  revealed  by  tfye  lig^t: 

Still  tl)eY  grow. 


ask  not  jour  planting,  tl)e?  need  not  jour  care, 

^ZVs  tl)e?  grow. 
dropped  down  in  tfye  valley*  t^e  field  —  anywhere, 

^^ere  t^ey  grow. 

grow  in  t^eir  beauty  arrayed  in  pure  w 
grow  clothed  in  glory  by  fyeaven's  own 

Sweetly  grow. 
grasses  are  clothed  and  tfye  ravens  are  fed 

TFVom  Iffis  store. 
you  w^o  are  loved,  and  guarded  and  led, 

Kfow  mucl)  more 

TKe  clothe  you  and  feed  you  and  give  you  IKis 
care. 

leave  it  witb  3fim  ;  TKe  fyas  everywhere 
store. 

[113] 


.August  Secon6 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the  way,  the  truth, 
and  the  life :  no  man  cometh  unto  the  Father,  but 
by  me.  St.  Johnxiv:  6. 

One  Way  there  is  we  all  must  go, 
One  Life  and  Truth  we  all  must  know; 
One  Perfect  Model  pure  and  sweet, 
One  Shining  Light  to  guide  our  feet. 
One  Christ  who  came  this  Truth  to  show, 
One  Father  with  us  here  below. 
At  one  with  Him,  one's  life  must  be 
Filled  with  His  Love,  His  Purity. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 

August  Z3l)ir6 

Whosoever  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny 
himself,  and  take  up  his  cross  and  follow  me. 

St.  Mark  viii :  34. 

There  is  but  one  way  that  leads  to  the  true  life, 
and  that  is  by  following  the  example  of  the  Mas- 
ter, and  trying  each  day  to  live  more  as  He  lived. 
He  was  ever  as  one  with  the  Father.  So  we,  by 
realizing  our  oneness  with  the  Infinite,  come  into 
closer  relation  to  God  who  is  also  our  Father. 
Following  so  far  as  we  can  in  the  way  Christ 
taught,  we  shall  grow  more  like  Him,  and  daily 
manifest  more  of  the  perfect  man  which  he  ex- 
pressed. Alice  A.  RusselL 


.August 

But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant  of  this  one  thing, 
that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord  as  a  thousand 
years,  and  a  thousand  years  as  one  day. 

II  Peter  iii:  8. 

Of  all  that  was  and  is  to  come, 

The  present  holds  the  Mind  and  Cause ; 
And  God  lives  in  eternal  laws, 

And  here,  today,  upholds  His  throne. 

C.  H.  B. 


At  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  my 
Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 

St.  Johnxiv:  20. 

Struggle  diligently  against  your  impatience,  and 
strive  to  be  amiable  and  gentle,  in  season  and  out 
of  season,  toward  every  one,  however  much  they 
vex  and  annoy  you,  and  be  sure  God  will  bless 
your  efforts.  Selected. 


[115] 


Sixty 

But  this  1  say,  he  which  soweth  sparingly  shall 
reap  also  sparingly;  and  he  which  soweth  bounti- 
fully shall  reap  also  bountifully. 

II  Corinthians  ix:  6. 

Sow,  sow,  sow, 

Ever  keep  on  sowing; 
God  will  cause  the  seed  to  grow 

Faster  than  your  knowing. 

Selected. 


He  hath  made  everything  beautiful  in  his  time; 
also  he  hath  set  the  world  in  their  heart,  so  that 
no  man  can  find  out  the  work  that  God  maketh 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end. 

Ecclesiastes  iii  :    11. 

Never  lose  an  opportunity  of  seeing  anything 
beautiful.  Welcome  it  in  every  fair  face,  every 
fair  sky,  every  fair  flower,  and  thank  Him  for  it 
who  is  the  fountain  of  all  loveliness,  and  drink  it 
simply  and  earnestly  with  all  your  eyes:  it  is  a 
charmed  draught,  a  cup  of  blessing. 

Charles  Kingsley. 


[116] 


Syllogisms 


.August 

Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Be  perfect,  be  of 
good  comfort,  be  of  one  mind,  live  in  peace;  and 
the  God  of  love  and  peace  shall  be  with  you. 

II  Corinthians  xiii  :   11. 

In  God's  eternal  Mind  I  live, 

And  in  His  Life  1  move; 
In  brightest  light  divine  I  rest, 

The  light  of  Infinite  Love  ; 
Where  God  is  all  and  governs  all, 

All  power  and  presence  He, 
All  science,  wisdom,  health  and  strength, 

No  other  Truth  can  be. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


Only  be  thou  strong  and  very  courageous,  that 
thou  mayest  observe  to  do  according  to  all  the 
law,*  *  *  that  thou  mayest  prosper  whithersoever 
thougoest.  Joshua  i:  7. 

If  we  have  caught  the  Christ-spirit,  and  under- 
stand his  message,  we  know  that  consecration 
means  that  our  every  thought  and  our  every  adt, 
whether  beneath  the  glare  of  publicity  or  within 
the  secret  chambers  of  seclusion,  be  in  harmony 
with  truth.  j.  H.  H. 

[117] 


August 

And  his  truth  endureth  to  all  generations. 

Psalms  c  :  5. 

Get  but  the  Truth  once  uttered,  and  'tis  like 
A  star  newborn  that  drops  into  its  place, 

And  which,  once  circling  in  its  placid  round, 
Not  all  the  tumult  of  the  earth  can  shake. 

James  Russell  Lowell. 


Who  will  render  to  every  man  according  to  his 
deeds-  Romans  ii:  6. 

This  is  the  time  to  exercise  the  faith  counted  to 
Abraham  for  righteousness.  Because  1  love 

thee,  1  would  lead  thee  on,  and  still  on,  to  deeper, 
larger  living.  I  would  have  thy  real  strength  re- 
vealed to  thee  —  the  infinity  of  which  thou  canst 
never  know,  save  opportunity  to  test  in  the  exer- 
cise of  it  be  given  thee.  Selected. 


[118] 


August  Z3welftl) 

On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law 
and  the  prophets.  St  Matthew  xxii:  40. 

Love  reigneth  !  let  the  earth  rejoice  ! 

Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 
Truth  has  revealed  God's  love  for  man, 

And  on  the  earth  is  peace, 
For  Love  enthroned  within  the  thought 

Must  rule  the  daily  life. 
Hearts  filled  with  love  for  God  and  man 

Can  find  no  room  for  strife. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


^  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  God  and  the 
Father  is  this  :  To  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows 
in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  himself  unspotted 
from  the  world.  Jamesi:  27. 

The  final  test  of  religion  *  *  *  is  not  religious- 
ness, but  love;  not  what  I  have  done,  not  what  I 
have  believed,  not  what  I  have  achieved,  but  how 
I  have  discharged  the  common  charities  of  life. 

Henry  Drummond. 


[119] 


Brethren,  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in  a  fault,  ye 
which  are  spiritual,  restore  such  an  one,  in  the 
spirit  of  meekness:  considering  thyself,  lest  thou 
also  be  tempted.  Galatians  vi  :  1  . 

If  I  may  offer  unto  Thee, 

O  Love  Divine, 

A  life  illumed  with  loving  thought,— 

A  common  daily  life  so  full  of  God-like  deeds 

That  all  the  vibrant  chords 

Within  my  brother's  heart 

Shall  tremble  with  the  tender  touch  of  Soul,  — 

Then  shall  I  fill  that  destiny  divine 

Which  Wisdom  framed  for  all  her  little  ones 

Before  the  world  was  formed, 

When  man  was  sandlified  by  Thy  dear  love. 

William  Bradford  Dickson. 


August 

He  giveth  power  to  the  faint,  and  to  them  that 
have  no  might  he  increaseth  strength. 

Isaiah  xl:  29. 

Do  the  duty  which  lies  nearest  thee,  which 
thou  knottiest  to  be  a  duty.  Thy  second  duty  will 
already  become  clearer.  Thomas  Carlyle. 


[120] 


Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and  so  fulfil  the 
law  of  Christ.  Galatiansvi:  2. 

O  brother  man  !  fold  to  thy  heart  thy  brother  ; 

Where  pity  dwells,  the  peace  of  God  is  there  ; 
To  worship  rightly  is  to  love  each  other, 

Each  smile  a  hymn,  each  kindly  word  a  prayer. 

John  G.  Whittier. 


Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men,  that  they 
may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  St  Matthew  v:  16. 

God  has  not  given  us  vast  learning  to  solve  all 
the  problems,  or  unfailing  wisdom  to  diredl  all  the 
wanderings  of  our  brothers'  lives;  but  He  has 
given  to  every  one  of  us  the  power  to  be  spiritual, 
and  by  our  spirituality  to  lift  and  enlarge  and  en- 
lighten the  lives  we  touch.  Phillips  Brooks 


[121] 


Therefore  to  him  that  knoweth  to  do  good,  and 
doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin.  James  iv  :  17. 

Lose  this  day  loitering,  'twill  be  the  same  old  story 
Tomorrow,  and  the  next  more  dilatory; 
Each  indecision  brings  its  own  delays, 
And  days  are  lost  lamenting  o'er  lost  days. 
Are  you  in  earnest  ?    Seize  this  very  minute. 
Wliat  you  can  do,  or  think  you  can,  begin  it  — 
Boldness  has  genius,  power  and  magic  in  it. 
Only  engage,  and  then  the  mind  grows  heated  ; 
Begin  it,  and  the  work  will  be  completed. 

Selected. 


Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom,  and  the 
man  that  getteth  understanding.  proverbs  iii  :  1  3. 

The  happiness  of  men  depends  on  no  creed  and 
no  book;  it  depends  on  the  dominion  of  truth, 
which  is  the  Redeemer  and  Saviour,  the  Messiah 
and  the  King  of  Glory.  Rabbi  wise. 


[122] 


.August 

In  all  their  affliction  he  was  afflidted,  and  the 
angel  of  his  presence  saved  them :  in  his  love  and 
in  his  pity  he  redeemed  them ;  and  he  bare  them 
and  carried  them  all  the  days  of  old. 

Isaiah  Ixiii:  9. 

So  trusting  in  His  tender  care, 

As  Shepherd  of  our  fold, 
We  know  He  bears  and  carries  us 

As  in  the  days  of  old. 
In  all  our  griefs  His  pity  saves, 

His  love  our  sorrow  heals, 
The  angel  of  His  presence  still 

The  Father's  care  reveals. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 

August  Z3went?-  first 

Every  good  gift  and  every  perfedt  gift  is  from 
above,  and  cometh  down  from  the  Father  of 
lights,  with  whom  is  no  variableness,  neither 
shadow  of  turning.  james  j.  17. 

God  in  His  love  for  His  children  will  never  fail 
us  if  we  trust  in  Him.  However  dark  the  day 
may  seem,  the  "Angel  of  His  presence"  will  save 
us  and  show  us  the  way  into  the  light  of  His 
peace.  Alice  A.  Russell. 

[123] 


Lord,  teach  us  to  pray.  St  Luke  xi.  , 

The  man  is  praying  who  doth  press  with  might 
Out  of  his  darkness  into  God's  own  light. 

Selected. 


Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil  ;  for  thou  art 
with  me.  Psalms  xxiii:  4. 

God  is  Life,  then  if  Life  is  with  me  what  is 
"  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,"  which  has 
so  darkened  our  lives?  Why,  it  is  nothing  but  the 
belief,  the  supposition  and  the  fear  that  Life  is  not 
with  me,  but  the  Truth  can  dispel  that  shadow 
and  fill  the  valley  with  the  radiance  of  Spirit  — 
that  Light  which  is  the  Life  of  men.  Truth  is 
omnipotent  and  has  set  us  free. 

Emma  S.  Miller. 


[124] 


They    helped    every    one    his   neighbour;  and 
every  one  said  to  his  brother,  "  Be  of  good  courage." 

Isaiah  xli  :  6. 

My  duty  is  to  live  that  each  tomorrow 

Shall  find  me  farther  on  my  heavenly  road  ; 

To  cheer  and  bless  some  fellow  man  in  sorrow  ; 
To  help  some  weary  brother  bear  his  load. 

To  do  each  day  that  duty  which  lies  nearest, 
Whether  the  work  to  do  be  great  or  small, 

Making  that  deed  which  blesses  some  one,  dearest, 
Because  God  sees,  and  knows,  and  loves  us  all. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


twenty-  fiftt) 

The  work  of  righteousness  shall  be  peace  ;  and 
the  effedt  of  righteousness  quietness  and  assurance. 

Isaiah  xxxii:   17. 

The  blessed  shall  hear  no  vain  words,  but  only 
the  word  of  peace.  Koran 


[125] 


^August 

If    thou    desire    wisdom,  keep    the   command 
ments,  and  the  Lord  shall  give  her  unto  thee. 

Apocrypha. 

There  is  no  wisdom  other 

Than  His  to  govern  man. 
There  is  no  wealth  or  treasure 

His  love  doth  not  contain. 
And  by  the  sure  dominion 

Of  love  that  worketh  good, 
He  giveth  rest  and  plenty 

To  the  tired  multitude.        Selected. 


For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth  : 
the  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  helper. 

Psalms  Ixxii  :   1  2. 

Give  alms  with  a  cheerful  heart  and  counte- 
nance, "not  grudgingly  or  of  necessity,  for  God 
loveth  a  cheerful  giver  ;  "  and  therefore  give  quickly 
when  the  power  is  in  thy  hand,  and  the  need  is 
thy  neighbor,  and  thy  neighbor  at  the  door.  He 
gives  twice  that  relieves  speedily.  jeremy  Taylor. 


[126] 


.August 

Great  peace  have  they  that  love  thy  law  ;  and 
nothing  shall  offend  them.  Psalms  cxix:  165. 

Peace  is  the  fruit  of  conquered  sin, 
The  Spirit's  flame  that  burns  within  ; 
The  reign  of  Love  within  the  mind, 
The  joy  that  comes  of  sense  resigned. 

Selected. 


Blessed  are  ye  that   weep   now:    for  ye   shall 

St.  Luke  vi:  21. 

Happiness  is  a  sunbeam  which  may  pass  through 
a  thousand  bosoms  without  losing  a  particle  of  its 
original  ray;  nay,  when  it  strikes  on  a  kindred 
heart,  like  the  converged  light  on  a  mirror,  it  re- 
flects itself  with  redoubled  brightness.  Happiness 
is  not  perfected  till  it  is  shared.  jane  porter. 


[127] 


August  Z3l)irttetl) 

I  have  loved  you  :  continue  ye  in  my  love. 

St.  John  xv  :  9. 

Let  this  mind    be  in  you,  which  was  also  in 
Christ  Jesus.  Philippians  ii  :  5. 

Since  all  that's  best 
And  sweet  and  pure  that  in  you  rest 

Is  Mind  above. 

For  when  God  thought  of  something  true, 
His  angels  came  straightway  to  you- 

The  "you"  I  love.  A  Q  p 


Z3J)irt?-first 

Thou  shalt  have  good  success.          Joshua  i:  8. 

Success  is  not  what  your  brother  nor  your  neigh- 
bor thinks  it  should  be.  Success  is  like  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  ;  no  human  being  can  earn  it  for 
you.  Success  is  gained  by  constant,  persistent, 
conscientious,  contented,  cheerful  endeavor,  and 
by  everlastingly  grinding  away  at  the  thing  which 
lies  nearest.  A.  G.  F. 


[128] 


September  Jfyrst 

TDarkness  sfyall  cover  tfye  eartl),  and  gross  dark- 
ness tye  people.  -jsala^  lx:  2. 

Mlortals  l)ave  drifted  so  far  away  from  a  depend- 
ence upon  spiritual  power  tfyat  tfyey  fyave  almost 
ceased  to  even  try  in  tfyis  line  and  fyave  almost  en- 
tirely resigned  themselves  to  tfye  custom  of  working 
without  any  expectation  of  divine  aid.  Z3l)e 

superior  advantage  of  correct  teaching  is  ttjat  its 
ideal  is  perfect,  "ft  can  be  readily  seen  tfyat  a  sculp- 
tor wl)0  chisels  away  without  paving  a  definite  and 
perfect  mental  concept  of  tfyat  wl)icl)  fye  expects 
to  produce  from  ^is  block  of  marble,  would  never  be 
able  to  make  anything  but  random  carving.  So 
builders  of  character,  tfyose  wfyo  are  striving  to  con- 
form to  tfye  divine  requirements,  must  fyave  in  mind 
a  definite  understanding  of  <5od  and  teaching  of 
3esus.  "'Gfyis  is  life  eternal,  that  tfyey  mig^t  know 
t,  t^e  only  true  <&od  and  Uesus  (Tfyrist,  wl)om 
n  bast  sent/'  :2Ufr*6  TFarlow. 


[129] 


September  Second 

Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come, 
he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth:  for  he  shall  not 
speak  of  himself;  but  whatsoever  he  shall  hear, 
that  shall  he  speak :  and  he  will  shew  you  things 
to  come.  Stjohnxvi:  13. 

Truth  needs  no  champion, 

In  everlasting  soul  its  strength  abides ; 
From  nature's  heart  its  mighty  pulses  leap, 

In  nature's  veins  its  strength  undying  tides. 

Eff ulgent,  glorious  Truth ! 
^  So  full  of  life  and  light  to  us  below ; 
Enter  our  minds  and  cast  all  error  out, 

Lifting  us  up  from  fear,  God's  love  to  know. 

Selected. 

September  ^?fyir6 

Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  pre- 
cepts: so  shall  I  talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

Psalms  cxix:  27. 

The  Spirit  only  can  teach. 

Ralph  Waldo  Emerson. 


[130] 


September  Jfiourtl) 

:  Great  and  marvellous  are  thy  works, 
Lord  God  Almighty;  just  and  true  are  thy  ways, 
thou  King  of  saints.  Revelation  xv:  3. 

Thy  will,  Almighty  Father,  Thine 

And  Thine  alone  be  ever  done; 
For  Thou  art  Life  and  Truth  and  Love, 

The  great,  eternal  holy  One. 
Refledlors,  we  of  all  Thou  art, 

Of  all  the  sunshine  of  Thy  love ; 
No  life  from  Thee  we  know  apart, 

But  peace,  on  earth,  of  heaven  above. 

Selected. 

September  TFiftl) 

Buy  the  truth  and  sell  it  not :  also  wisdom  and 
instruction  and  understanding.  Proverbs  xxiii:  23. 

Of  all  the  duties,  the  love  of  Truth,  with  faith 
and  constancy  in  it,  ranks  first  and  highest.  Truth 
is  God.  To  love  God  and  to  love  Truth  are  one 
and  the  same.  Silvio  Pellica 


[131] 


September  Sixtl) 

By  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord  are  riches, 
and  honor,  and  life.  Proverbs  xxii:  4. 

Leave  what  to  do  and  what  to  spare 
To  the  inspiring  moment's  care, 

Nor  ask  for  payment 
Of  fame  or  gold,  but  just  to  wear 

Unspotted  raiment. 

James  Russell  Lowell. 

September  Seventy 

To  him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of 
the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  para- 
dise of  God.  Revelation  ii:  7. 

Humility  is  perpetual  quietness  of  heart.  It  is  to 
have  no  trouble.  It  is  never  to  be  fretted,  vexed, 
irritable  or  sore,  to  wonder  at  nothing  that  is  done 
to  me,  to  feel  nothing  done  against  me.  It  is  to  be 
at  rest  when  nobody  praises  me,  and  when  I  am 
blamed  or  despised.  It  is  to  have  a  blessed  home 
in  myself  where  I  can  go  in  and  shut  the  door. 

Selected. 


[132] 


I  are  riches, 

x 

LORD,  HAVE  MERCY  UPON   US 

to  spare 

ANTON  DIETRICH 

!  will,  be  thou  clean. — St.  Matthew  viii :  3. 

Copyright,  1894,  by  Photographische  Gesellschaft. 
By  permission  of  the  Berlin  Photographic  Co.,  N.  Y. 

jam 

September  Seventy 

urn  that  overcome  of 

•••:*  of  life,  which 
of  God. 

hav             oufale  :ed, 
irritable  or  sore 

to  me,  to  feel  n<  is  to  be 

at  rest  when  no  hen  I  am 

blamed  or  despise*  a  blessed  home 

in  myself  where  I  ca  shut  tl            r. 

ed. 


n  32 1 


September  HEio^tl) 

Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me:  for  thou 
art  the  God  of  my  salvation ;  on  Thee  do  I  wait 
all  the  day.  Psalms  xxv:  5. 

Lead  me  gently,  Love  Divine, 

Through  this  maze  of  mortal  strife; 

Let  thy  brightness  round  me  shine, 
Breathe  in  me  Thy  perfedt  Life. 

M.  C  S.  W. 

September  ^lintl) 

And  though  1  bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  the 
poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body  to  be  burned, 
and  have  not  charity,  it  profiteth  me  nothing. 

I  Corinthians  xiii :  3. 

The  basis  of  service — perhaps  it  would  be 
better  to  say,  the  incentive  to  service — must  be 
love,  else  service  degenerates  into  servility.  Such 
was  the  Master's  incentive  to  serving  his  fellow 
men,  and  such  must  be  ours.  With  love  to  spur 
us  on  the  task  of  helping  others  becomes  not  a 
burden,  but  a  pleasure;  the  most  menial  task  be- 
comes easy,  perhaps  a  positive  delight.  It  is  not 
drudgery  to  serve  one  we  love.  Seledled. 


[133] 


September 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the 
works  of  thy  hands.  Psalms  viii.  6 

Love  claims  dominion  is  man's  right, 
His  heritage,  eternal  might, 
Subduing  all  unlike  His  plan, 
Restoring  perfect,  God-like  man. 

Eugenie  Paul  Jefferson. 

September  TEleventty 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet. 

Psalms  viii:  6. 

It  all  lies  with  ourselves  whether  we  recognize 
the  real  or  the  unreal  claims,  whether  we  allow 
sense  or  Soul  to  govern,  and  if  we  are  wise  we 
will  admit  but  one  claim,  that  of  God,  the  only 
Creator  who  claims  man,  perfedt,  normal,  natural 
and  good — His  own  likeness. 

Eugenie  Paul  Jefferson. 


[134] 


September 

And  there  shall  be  no  night  there;  and  they 
need  no  candle,  neither  light  of  the  sun ;  for  the 
Lord  God  giveth  them  light:  and  they  shall  reign 
forever  and  ever.  Revelation  xxii :  5. 

Can  there  be  hate,  can  there  be  night, 
Where  Love's  the  way,  and  God  the  light? 
Can  there  be  aught  but  joy  and  peace, 
Where  gladness  reigns  and  sorrows  cease? 
Can  there  be  loss,  or  great  or  small, 
Where  God  is  All  and  in  His  All  ?    A  G  p 

September  ^tyirteentl) 

For  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are  not  carnal, 
but  mighty  through  God  to  the  pulling  down  of 
Strong  holds.  „  Corinthians  x  :  4. 

Let  us  ever  remember  that  our  interest  is  in 
concord,  not  conflict,  and  that  our  real  eminence 
rests  in  the  victories  of  peace,  not  those  of  war. 
Our  earnest  prayer  is  that  God  will  graciously 
vouchsafe  prosperity,  happiness,  and  peace  to  all 
our  neighbors,  and  like  blessings  to  all  the  peoples 
and  powers  of  earth.  William  McKinley. 


[135] 


September  JFourteentt) 

If  God  be  for  us,  who  can  be  against  us  ? 

Romans  viii :  3 1 . 

My  shepherd  is  beside  me, 
And  nothing  can  I  lack. 

Anna  L.  Waring. 

September  T^ifteent^ 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and 
from  thy  fear,  and  from  thy  hard  bondage  wherein 
thou  wast  made  to  serve.  Isaiah  xiv :  3. 

So  it  is  in  our  daily  life.  As  we  cease  looking 
through  a  glass  darkly,  and  see  men  as  trees  walk- 
ing, we  learn  we  are  not  changing  things  so  much 
as  our  wrong  concept  of  things ;  and  the  fear  over- 
come, the  limitations  and  forecasting  eliminated, 
the  glories  of  God  and  His  manifold  blessings  will 
appear  to  our  gaze,  and  we  then  know  they  were 
always  there,  hiding  from  our  hitherto  blinded 

eyes*  Edward  Everet  Norwood. 


[136] 


September  Sixteenth 

Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his  promise,  look 
for  new  heavens  and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwell- 
eth  righteousness.  n  Peter  iii:  ]3 

"  Seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God," 

And  know  that  it  is  within ; 
And  man  as  God's  likeness  ever  reflects 

The  good  that  is  only  from  Him. 
Thus  we  receive  the  new  heaven  and  earth, 

And  live  in  its  beautiful  Light, — 
He  tells  us  this  in  His  promise  divine, 

Oh,  surely  He'll  guide  us  aright. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 

September  Seventeenth 

Seek  ye  the  kingdom  of  God.     gt  Luke  xii,  3] 

We  should  not  forget  that  "the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  within  " ;  that  it  is  the  state  and  affec- 
tions of  the  soul,  the  answer  of  a  good  conscience, 
the  sense  of  harmony  with  God,  a  condition  of 
time  as  well  as  of  eternity.  John  G  Whittier. 


[137] 


September  HEigfyt 

Come  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  king- 
dom prepared  for  you.  St  Matthew  xxv:  34. 

Always  ready  to  forgive, 
Watching,  praying;  love,  and  live. 

Isabella  B.  Keyes. 

September  ^tineteentl) 

Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and  be  at 
peace,  thereby  good  shall  come  unto  thee. 

Job  xxii :  2 1 . 

It  is  plain  that  if  we  are  obedient  servants  of  the 
carnal  mind,  we  shall  reap  the  fruits  thereof;  but 
if  obedient  servants  to  the  true  God,  we  shall  reap 
the  fruits  of  peace.  In  almost  every  command 
given  to  us  through  the  inspired  word  of  the  Bible 
comes  the  promise  of  peace.  By  keeping  our  faces 
to  the  light  and  knowing,  as  Paul  knew,  that  "  to 
be  spiritually  minded  is  life  and  peace,"  we  reach 
the  goal.  Mary  B  Campbell. 


[138] 


September  Owentietl) 

Be  ye  therefore  perfetf.  St  Matthew  v:  48. 

Thus  I  strive  on  till,  for  reward  one  hears 
Your  voice, —  like  ring  of  silver  bell, — 
Call  out  to  me  across  the  years, 
'Well  done,  well  done."  A  Q  p 

September  ^?went?~  first 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

Psalms  cxxxix:  8. 

God  is  Love,  therefore  the  three  little  words  of 
the  text,  "  Thou  art  there,"  contain  joy  and  freedom 
for  millions  of  trembling  hearts,  for  they  explain 
away  in  a  wonderful  way  that  horrid  place  of  tor- 
ment and  destrudion  by  telling  us,  Infinite  Love 
fills  even  that  place.  There  is  no  room  for  another 
presence  or  power.  Emma  s>  Millen 


[139] 


September 

I  was  an  hungered  and  ye  gave  me  meat :  I  was 
thirsty  and  ye  gave  me  drink:  I  was  a  stranger 
and  ye  took  me  in.  St  Matthew  xxv:  35. 

Not  what  we  give,  but  what  we  share  — 
For  the  gift  without  the  giver  is  bare ; 
Who  gives  himself  with  his  alms  feeds  three, — 
Himself,  his  hungering  neighbor,  and  me. 

James  Russell  Lowell. 

September  T3went?-tl)ir6 

In  all  places  where  I  record  my  name  I  will 
come  unto  thee,  and  I  will  bless  thee. 

Exodus  xx :  24. 

Do  not  think  it  wasted  time  to  submit  yourself 
to  any  influence  which  may  bring  upon  you  any 
noble  feeling.  Ruskin. 


[140] 


September 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my  God  : 
thy  spirit  is  good;  lead  me  into  the  land  of  up- 
rightness. Psalms  cxliii:  10. 

Flow  onward,  ever  onward  flow, 

O  stream  of  universal  Good ! 
Delicious  all  Thy  motions  grow 
As  more  and  more  we  see  and  know 
Of  thy  profound  beatitude. 

A.  Southwick. 

September  Z3wentY- fifty 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made ;  we 
will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it.  psalms  cxviii:  24. 

I  have  no  sympathy  with  those  who  are  always 
bewailing  "  the  good  old  times."  My  dear  sir,  the 
good  new  times,  thank  God,  are  a  great  deal 
better;  and  they  are  going  to  be  a  great  deal 
better  still.  Mark  Guy  Pearse. 


[141] 


September 

Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away:  but  my 
words  shall  not  pass  away.  St  Mark  xiii.  3, 

Blest,  kind  words  of  Jesus : 

'Take  ye  away  the  stone." 
Can  those  who  follow  his  teachings 

Believe  they  are  ever  alone? 

May  we  daily  and  hourly  be  striving 
The  stone  from  our  thought  to  remove, 

That  God's  glory  may  ever  be  filling 
Our  hearts  with  His  Infinite  Love. 

Isabella  B.  Keyes. 

September  ^>went?-seventl) 

Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord :  and  he  shall 
give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

Psalms  xxxvii :  4. 

Would  you  obtain  enduring  riches  and  sub- 
stance? Then  leave  your  mortal  sense  of  self. 
Then,  with  your  clearer  perception,  observe  that 
even  now,  above,  around,  beneath,  is  unlimited 
substance — the  substance  of  things  not  seen  by 
mortal  vision — the  substance  that  endures. 

Seledted. 


[142] 


September 

I  will  be  his  Father,  and  he  shall  be  my  son : 
and  1  will  not  take  my  mercy  away  from  him. 

I  Chronicles  xvii:  13. 

The  sunlight  of  His  gracious  words, 

So  kind  and  true  and  tender, 
Dispelling  all  the  mists  of  earth, 
Revealing  man's  celestial  birth, 

Still  in  our  mem'ries  linger. 

Edward  Everet  Norwood. 

September  ^?went?-nitttl) 

The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the  tongue  of  the 
learned,  that  I  should  know  how  to  speak  a  word 
in  season  to  him  that  is  weary.  Isaiah  1-  4. 

O  for  a  voice  of  power  to  arouse  the  human 
spirit  from  its  death  in  animality,  to  quicken  it 
with  a  fit  consciousness  of  its  own  nature,  to  lift  it 
to  an  adequate  comprehension  of  the  purposes 
for  which  the  sublime  thoughts  of  God,  of  duty, 
of  disinterested  love  of  heaven  are  opened  within ! 

William  E.  Channing. 


[143] 


September 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet  and  a  light 
unto  my  path.  Psalms  cxix:  105. 

Not  alone  through  the  desert  waste, 
With  staff  in  hand,  we  go  in  haste ; 
The  presence  of  men  may  not  be  found, 
The  presence  of  God  is  all  around. 

I  cannot  see  Him,  but  day  by  day 
He  goeth  before  me  on  the  Way, 
To  seek  for  me,  wherever  I'm  sent, 
A  place  whereon  I  may  pitch  my  tent. 

Anna  Warner. 


[144] 


f\*  Q^N 

^nS 


October  JFlrst 


Jfottyer 
on  ttye  unjust. 


:  sendetty  rain  on  ttye  just  and 
St  ittatew  v:  45. 


jpeacefull?,  gentl?,  quietly,  it  comes  in  ttye  n 
to  refresl)  t^e  6rooping  blossom.  Tft  waits  not  until 
"tfye  flower  fa6et^  "  an6  tfyc  "nigl)t  is  far  spent/' 
but  comes  in  tfye  evening  fyour.  "3t  comes,  merci- 
full^»  after  tfye  ^eat  of  t^e  6a?»  to  revive  an6 
strengthen  tfye  ten6er  plant,  t^at  it  ma?  ?iel&  abun- 
6antly  its  fruit  of  bu6  an6  blossom.  Without  par- 
tiality»  t^e  gift  of  love,  it  falls  on  tlje  common  thistle 
as  ten6erl?  as  on  tfye  perfect  rose. 

So  tfye  pure  loving  tl)oug^t,  tfye  gentle  rebuke, 
t^e  patient,  quiet  effort  an6  encouragement,  ma? 
revive  fyope,  strengthen  courage,  an6  lift  up  "  t^e 
feeble  Knees."  ^feven  power  itself  ^atl)  not  one- 
Ijalf  t^e  mig^t  of  gentleness."  Wfyile  t^e  sljarp  re- 
buke, tfye  thoughtless  con6emnation  causes  tfye 
wear?  ^eart  to  turn  awa?  in  sorrow  an6  bitterness, 
as  tfye  driving  storm  would  crus^  t^e  fragile  flower. 
4  ^ea,  Tf  ^ave  Iove6  t^ee  witty  an  everlasting  love; 
therefore,  witty  loving  kindness  tyave  H  drawn  ttyee." 

Tfarrlct  3f. 


[145] 


October  Secon6 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song,  and  he  is 
become  my  salvation.  Exodus  xv:  2. 

"Tis  what  I  know  of  Thee,  my  Lord  and  God, 
That  fills  my  soul  with  peace,  and  my  life  with 
song; 

Thou  art  my  health,  my  joy,  my  staff  and  rod; 
Leaning  on  Thee,  in  weakness  I  am  strong. 

Horatius  Bonar. 

October  Z3l)ir6 

Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged.  For  with 
what  judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall  be  judged ;  and 
with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured 
unto  you  again.  St  Matthew  vii:  1 ,  2. 

How  much  trouble  he  avoids  who  does  not  look 
to  see  what  his  neighbor  says  or  does  or  thinks, 
but  only  to  what  he  does  himself,  that  it  may  be 
just  and  pure !  Marcus  Aurelius. 


[146] 


October  JFourtl) 

My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  O 
Lord ;  in  the  morning  will  1  diredt  my  prayer  unto 
thee,  and  will  look  up.  Psalms  v:  3. 


jin  the  day  with  God! 
He  is  thy  sun  and  day, 
He  is  the  radiance  of  thy  dawn, 
To  Him  address  thy  lay. 

Thy  first  transaction  be 
With  God  Himself  above ; 

So  shall  thy  business  prosper  well, 
And  all  thy  day  be  love. 

Horatius  Bonar. 

October  TFiffy 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the 
Most  High  shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the 
Almighty.  Psalms  xci:  1. 

We  must  mal^e  time  to  be  alone  with  God.  The 
closet  and  the  shut  door  are  indispensable.  We 
must  escape  the  din  of  the  world  to  become 
accustomed  to  the  accents  of  the  still  small  voice. 
Like  David,  we  must  sit  before  the  Lord. 

F.  B.  Meyer. 


[147] 


October 

Seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  all  these 
things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 

St.  Matthew  vi:  33. 

Work  thou  for  pleasure, 

Paint  or  sing  or  carve 
The  thing  thou  lovest- 

Though  thou  seem  to  starve. 
Who  works  for  Glory  misses  oft  the  goal, 
Who  works  for  money  coins  his  very  soul. 
Work  for  the  truth's  sake,  then,  and  it  may  be 
That  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  thee. 

Selected. 

October  Seventy 

Be  not  slothful.  Hebrews  vi :   1 2. 

No  true  work  since  the  world  began  was  ever 
wasted;  no  true  life  since  the  world  began  has 
ever  failed.  Samuel  Smith  Harris. 


[148] 


October  TEigM 

Search  the  Scriptures ;  for  in  them  ye  think  ye 
have  eternal  life :  and  they  are  they  which  testify 

of  me-  St.  John  v:  39. 

We  search  the  world  for  Truth ;  we  cull 
The  good,  the  pure,  the  beautiful, 
From  graven  stone  and  written  scroll, 
From  all  the  old  flower-fields  of  the  soul : 
And,  weary  seekers  of  the  best, 
We  come  back  laden  from  our  quest, 
To  find  that  all  the  sages  said 
Is  in  the  Book  our  mother  read. 

John  G.  Whittier. 

October  ^lintl) 

Ye  shall  know  the  Truth,  and  the  Truth  shall 
make  you  free.  St  John  viii .  32. 

As  the  heaven  of  Light  and  Love  continues  to 
shine,  it  dissolves  all  seeming  obstructions,  and 
man  will  be  seen  in  the  full  reflection  of  the  one 
Creating  Mind — Life,  Truth,  and  Love. 

Elizabeth  Earl  Jones. 


[149] 


October  Oentfy 

What  are  these  which  are  arrayed  in  white 
robes,  and  whence  came  they? 

Revelation  vii :   13. 

Who  are  these  in  bright  array, 

Whose  robes  are  pure  and  white? 

They're  God's  own  children,  full  of  joy, 
Walking  in  His  Light. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 

October  HEleventl) 

Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies  and 
that  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 

Psalms  cxix:  2. 

These  are  they  who  by  pressing  onward  to  the 
mark  of  their  high  calling  have  reached  the  prom- 
ised land  which  is  overflowing  with  milk  and 
honey.  These  are  they  who,  like  Paul,  have 
fought  a  good  fight,  have  finished  their  course, 
have  kept  the  faith,  and  in  so  doing,  have  won  the 
crown  of  righteousness  in  heaven. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


[150] 


October  Owelffy 

Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness:  Come  before 
his  presence  with  singing.  Psalms  c :  2. 

The  sweetest  of  joys  can  never  be  known 

Till  man  has  felt  divine  Love 
Thrill  through  his  heart,  make  better  his  ways, 

And  lift  him  to  plains  high  above. 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 

October  Z3l)irteentl) 

Your  joy  no  man  taketh  from  you. 

St.  John  xvi :  22. 

And  in  realizing  this  we  listen  to  sweet  music 
entranced ;  we  live  and  move  and  have  our  being 
in  the  midst  of  all  that  is  true,  all  that  is  pure,  all 
that  is  good, — yea,  in  God  Himself.  What  does 
it  all  mean  but  a  consciousness*  blossoming  into 
harmony,  into  beauty,  into  glory? 

Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


[151] 


And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me,  when  ye 
shall  search  for  me  with  all  your  heart. 

Jeremiah  xxix :    1 3. 

Let  not  him  who  seeks  *  *  * 

Cease  until  he  finds,  and 

When  he  finds  he  shall  be 
Astonished ;  astonished  he  shall  reach 
The  kingdom,  and  having  reached  the 
kingdom  he  shall  rest.  Selected. 

October  IFifteentl) 

The  people  that  do  know  their  God  shall  be 
strong,  and  do  exploits.  Daniel  xi:  32. 

A  man  may  sometimes  think  that  he  is  standing 
alone,  but  in  truth  no  man  ever  stands  alone.  If 
he  stands  bravely  for  right  and  principle,  God  is 
with  him,  though  there  may  be  none  other. 

Selected. 


[152] 


October  Sixteentl) 

Who  will  render  to  every  man  according  to  his 
deeds.  Romans  ii:  6. 

Step  by  step  lifts  bad  to  good, 
Without  halting,  without  rest, 
Lifting  Better  up  to  Best, 
Planting  seeds  of  knowledge  pure, 
Through  earth  to  ripen,  through  heaven 
endure.  Ralpll  Way0  Emerson. 

October  Seventeenth 

Fear  God  and  keep  his  commandments:  for 
this  is  the  whole  duty  of  man. 

Ecclesiastes  xii :   15. 

To  love  truth  for  truth's  sake  is  the  principal 
part  of  human  perfection  and  the  seed-plot  of  all 
other  virtues.  jonn 


[153] 


October 

The  eternal  God  is  thy  refuge,  and  underneath 
are  the  everlasting  arms.       Deuteronomy  xxxiii:  27. 

The  All-enfolding,  the  All-upholding, 

Folds  and  upholds  he  not 

Thee,  me,  himself? 

Arches  not  there  the  sky  above  us? 

Lies  not  beneath  us  firm  the  earth  ? 

And  rises  not  on  us,  shining 

Friendly,  the  everlasting  stars  ? 

Goethe. 

October  ^tincteentl) 

Put  all  sadness  far  from  thee ;  for  it  is  the  sister 
of  doubting  and  of  anger.  Apocrypha. 

It  is  impossible  for  that  man  to  despair  who 
remembers  that  his  helper  is  omnipotent. 

Jeremy  Taylor. 


[154] 


October  ^>wentietl) 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth  and  the  medita- 
tions of  my  heart  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O 
Lord,  my  strength  and  my  redeemer. 

Psalms  xix :   1 4. 

Help  me,  O  God,  to  daily  rise  above 

The  claims  of  so-called  death,  disease  and  sin, 

To  keep  my  thoughts  within  Thy  realm  of  love, 
And  listen  for  the  "still  small  voice"  within. 

Help  me  to  lay  aside  all  thought  of  self, 


"T 

lo 


o  humble  be,  to  love  my  fellow  man; 


O  keep  me  free  from  insincerity, 

And  I  will  do  for  Thee  the  best  1  can. 

Jane  Grey  Syrne. 

October  15  went?*  first 

Him  that  is  weak  in  the  faith  receive  ye,  but 
not  to  doubtful  disputations.  Romans  xiv:  1. 

How  carefully  we  should  guard  our  thoughts  in 
regard  to  our  fellow-  man!  The  safest  way  is  to 
look  upon  our  fellow  man  as  the  "image  and  like- 
ness of  God";  from  this  standpoint  we  can  daily 
expedt  to  see  our  highest  ideals  realized,  and  there 
will  be  nothing  to  condemn  or  harshly  judge,  for 
we  will  know  that  all  that  is  unlike  God  is  unreal 
and  forms  no  part  of  Him.  jane  Grey  Syme 

[155] 


October 

Whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in  him  verily  is  the 
love  of  God  perfected:  hereby  know  we  that  we 


are  n 


him. 


IJohnii:  5. 


A  Love  that  casteth  out  all  fear; 
A  Love  that  causeth  ne'er  a  tear; 
A  Love  that  makes  wholly  free,  — 
This  is  the  Love  that  keepeth  me. 

This  heavenly  truth,  that  all  is  good, 
Gives  health  and  strength,  and  daily  food  ; 
And  good,  and  only  good,  we  see 
In  every  creature,  bond  and  free. 


Selected. 


Octob 


er 


Ye  shall  leave   me  alone:  and  yet   I   am   not 
alone,  because  the  Father  is  with  me. 

St.  John  xvi  :  32. 

Ah,  human  comfort!    None  but  God  is  great 
enough  for  loneliness.  Margaret  Preston. 


[156] 


DANIEL'S  ANSWER  TO  THE  KING 
BRITON  RIVIERE,  A.  R.  A. 

O  King,  live  forever  !  Know  that  my  God  is  true  ; 

He  who  hath  closed  the  lion's  mouth  can  do  much  more  for  you. 


13  wen 

m   not 


October 

God  give  you  all  a  heart  to  serve  him,  and  to  do 
his  will,  with  a  good  courage  and  a  willing  mind. 

II  Maccabees  i :  2,  3. 

Ye  humble  souls,  in  every  strait, 
On  God  with  sacred  courage  wait; 

His  hand  will  lift  and  strength  afford ; 
Oh,  ever  wait  upon  the  Lord !        Selected. 

October  twenty-  fiftt) 

For  by  grace  are  ye  saved  through  faith:  and 
that  not  of  yourselves :  it  is  the  gift  of  God. 

Ephesians  ii :  8. 

He  that  taketh  his  own  cares  upon  himself  loads 
himself  in  vain  with  an  uneasy  burden.  The  fear 
of  what  may  come,  expectation  of  what  will  come, 
desire  of  what  will  not  come,  and  inability  of 
redressing  all  these,  must  needs  breed  him  con- 
tinual torment.  I  will  cast  my  cares  upon  God; 
He  hath  bidden  me ;  He  will  redress  them. 

Bishop  Hall. 


[157] 


October  15went?-sixtl) 

Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord,  Lord, 
shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven;  but  he 
that  doeth  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven.  St.  Matthew  vii :  2 1 . 

Thy  kingdom  come,  O  God ! 

Thy  rule,  O  Christ,  begin! 
Break  with  Thine  iron  rod 

The  tyrannies  of  sin !  Selected. 

October  ^?weitt?-scvcntl) 

And  you  hath  he  quickened,  who  were  dead  in 
trespasses  and  sins.  Ephesians  ii:  1. 

When  one  desires  to  be  holy, —  and  knowing 
that  it  is  God's  will  as  well  as  his  that  he  should 
be, — throws  himself  on  that  will  of  God  and  clings 
to  it  with  eager  hands,  certain  that  it  must  carry 
him  to  success,  for  him  there  is  no  fear.  He  is  as 
sure  to  reach  the  prize  he  seeks  as  the  patient  stars 
are  to  be  led  of  God  around  their  shining  orbits. 

Phillips  Brooks. 


[158] 


October 

O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good. 

Psalms  xxxiv:  8. 

Our  times  of  greatest  pleasure  are  when  we 
have  won  some  higher  peak  of  difficulty,  trodden 
underfoot  some  evil,  and  felt,  day  by  day,  so  sure 
a  growth  of  moral  strength  within  us  that  we  can- 
not conceive  of  an  end  of  growth. 

Stopford  A.  Brooke. 


Octobe 

Thou  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid. 


Ezekiel  ii  :  6. 


And  "being  afraid"  is  just  what  the  sons  of 
men  are  doing,  but  not  so  the  sons  of  God  ! 

Stuart. 


[159] 


October  Z3l)irtietl) 

A  word  fitly  spoken  is  like  apples  of  gold  in 
pidtures  of  silver.  Proverbs  xxv :  11 . 

If  aught  good  thou  canst  not  say 
Of  thy  brother,  foe,  or  friend, 

Take  thou,  then,  the  silent  way, 
Lest  in  word  thou  shouldst  offend. 

Selected. 

October  Z3I)irt?- first 

After  those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my 
law  in  their  inward  parts,  and  write  it  in  their 
hearts;  and  will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be 
my  people.  Jeremiah  xxxi :  33. 

To  be  gentle,  meek,  patient,  loving,  kind,  to 
strive  for  more  of  light,  *  *  to  learn  the  way ; 
to  be  strong  and  brave,  obedient,  true.  A  soldier 
with  the  armor  on,  awake!  and  at  our  post;  a 
sentinel  stand ;  and  not  allow  the  foe  to  pass  the 
threshold  of  our  thought,  but  ever  contemplating 
truth,  rejedl  the  false  and  welcome  in  the  true. 
Thus  shall  we  grow  like  pattern  in  the  mount,  and 
help  redeem  a  world  asleep  and  bound. 

Juliette  Mink. 


[160] 


•A 


November  Jirst 

not,  little   flock  ;  for  it    is  your  Taker's 
3006  pleasure  to  give  you  tfye  kingdom. 

Sh  TLuke  xii:  32. 

Tear  not,  little  flock  ;  'tis  your  Tatter's  3006 

pleasure 

^>o  give  you  tfye  kingdom  in  limitless  measure. 
Taint  not  on  tfye  way  ;  for  in   Cove  is  your  life 

your  fortress,  whatever  tfye  darkness  an6  strife. 


limits  t^e  kingdom  wfyicl)  TCove  gives  to  you, 
Save  tfye  measures  you've  fashioned  or  fashion  anew  ; 
Tor  limits  are  known  to  tfye  infinite  never, 
infinite  tove  is  tfye  <5iver  forever. 


TJf  Tears  gather  round  you  in  shadowy  legions, 
"3inow  t^ey  come  never  from  TCove's  l)aPP?  regions  ; 
TKnow  tljey  are  Talse^oods  unworthy  your  seeing 
t^e  children  of  TCove  and  immortal  in  being. 


Our  Tears  are  tfye  progeny  Talsefyoods  bestow; 
Z3l)ey  cannot  torment  us  so  long  as  we  know 
TCove's  "Kingdom  is  ours,  standing  ever  on  guard* 
Taitfyful  porters  wfyo  watcfy  tl)at  ^^oug^t's  portals 
are  barred.  Clarence  ^V,  »u5Kirk. 

[161] 


^tovcntbcT  ,S£CORO 

Behold  my  servants  shall  sing  for  joy  of  heart. 

Isaiah  Ixv :   1 4. 

Take  joy  home, 

And  make  a  place  in  thy  great  heart  for  her, 
And  give  her  time  to  grow,  and  cherish  her ! 
Then  will  she  come  and  often  sing  to  thee. 

Jean  Ingelow. 


He  brought  forth  his  people  with  joy. 

Psalms  cv :  43. 

To  recognize  one's  blessings  of  health,  love,  in- 
tellect, beauty,  influence ;  to  be  grateful  for  and  to 
make  the  best  use  of  them,  is  to  cultivate  joy.  * 
Life  is  mainly  what  we  ourselves  make  it.  "God 
giveth  joy,  full,  many-sided,  deep  and  rich,"  and 
we  can  take  it,  to  our  comfort,  or  leave  it,  to  our 
great  loss.  Barbara  Yechton. 


[162] 


Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  if  a  man  keeps 
my  saying,  he  shall  never  see  death. 

St.  John  viii  :  5  1  . 

"Tis  Truth  that  ever  helps  us  on, 

And  frees  us  from  the  ban. 
'Tis  blessed  Love,  and  Love  alone, 

That  sets  the  captive  free; 
'Tis  God,  the  Principle  divine, 

Who  rules  eternity,     clarence  A.  Phillips. 


And  the  glory  which  thou  gavest  me  I  have 
given  them  ;  that  they  may  be  one,  even  as  we 
are  one  :  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they  may 
be  made  perfect  in  one.  St  John  xvii:  22>  23 

In  describing  the  life  of  spiritual  blessedness,  — 
of  man's  oneness  with  the  Father,  —  even  the  in- 
spired writers  are  lost  in  wonder,  love  and  praise. 
It  is  ineffable  splendor,  it  is  unutterable  joy,  it  is 
fragrance  and  music  and  color  and  light  blended 
in  glorious  confusion  of  imagery.  Our  Master 
teaches  that.  Clarence  A  phillips 


[163] 


Movember  Sixty 

He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his  own  spirit  is  like 
a  city  that  is  broken  down,  and  without  walls. 

Proverbs  xxv:  28. 

How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught, 
That  serveth  not  another's  will ! 

Whose  armor  is  his  honest  thought, 
And  simple  truth  his  utmost  skill ! 

This  man  is  freed  from  servile  bands, 
Of  hope  to  rise,  or  fear  to  fall : 

Lord  of  himself,  though  not  of  land ; 
And  having  nothing,  yet  hath  all. 

Wotton. 

jioveiriber  Seventy 

He  that  overcometh  *  *  *  will  I  give  power 
over  the  nations.  Revelation  ii :  26. 

In  the  Bible  praise  is  given,  not  to  the  strong 
man  who  "  taketh  a  city,"  but  to  the  stronger  man 
who  "ruleth  his  own  spirit."  "In  the 

supremacy  of  self-control,"  says  Herbert  Spencer, 
"  consists  one  of  the  perfections  of  the  ideal  man." 

Samuel  Smiles. 


[164] 


Now  therefore  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  in 
sincerity  and  in  truth.  joshua  xxiv.  ]4 

Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 

And  make  my  soul  sincere; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 

And  find  acceptance  there !  Selected 

^lovember  ^tintl) 

Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neither  have 
entered  into  the  heart  of  man,  the  things  which 
God  hath  prepared  for  those  that  love  him. 

I  Corinthians  ii:  9. 

One  needs  to  be  a  poet  rather  than  a  critic  in 
dealing  with  a  theme  that  is  associated  with  the 
fragrance  of  flowers,  the  inspiration  of  music  and 
art,  the  majesty  of  royalty  and  the  dazzling  radi- 
ance of  precious  stones.  If  human  speech  can 
scarcely  compass  the  glories  of  earth  and  sea  and 
sky,  it  is  not  strange  that  human  speech  should  be 
inadequate  in  describing  the  glories  of  infinite 

Love-  Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


[165] 


O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  :  let  us 
kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker.  psaimsxcv:  5. 

To  have  but  one  will,  and  to  know  that  God's 
will  is  Supreme,  leads  us  in  the  footsteps  of  the 
Master,  and  helps  us  to  manifest  the  Love  which 
is  ever  present.  Closing  our  eyes  more  and  more 
to  the  claims  of  physical  sense;  listening  less  and 
less  to  the  suggestions  of  material  law  and  personal 
ambition,  we  open  our  minds  to  know  more  of 
God's  will,  which  can  bring  only  what  is  for  our 
best  good. 

If  we  realize  that  when  we  truly  do  His  will,  we 
can  override  the  waves  of  error,  and  rise  unto  the 
sure  knowledge  of  His  Love,  then  we  can  bend 
to  what  seems  the  "chastening  rod,"  knowing 
that  it  is  uplifting  and  guiding  us  into  the  under- 
standing of  His  Infinite  Peace.  Alice  A  Russell. 


Call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  thee. 

Jeremiah  xxxiii  :  3. 

Prayer,  not  only  in  the  morning  watch,  but 
prayer  sent  voiceless  from  the  heart  from  hour  to 
hour,  makes  life  hallowed,  wakeful  and  calm. 

Stopford  A.  Brooke. 

[166] 


November 

And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride  say,  Come.  And 
let  him  that  heareth  say,  Come.  And  let  him  that 
is  athirst  come.  And  whosoever  will,  let  him  take 
the  water  of  life  freely.  Revelation  xxii :  1 7. 

Come  to  this  fount  which  flows  for  all, 
Come  and  accept  the  gracious  call; 

Jesus,  who  came  the  Way  to  show, 
Has  said  that  all,  the  Way  may  know. 

Isabella  B.  Keyes. 

November  ^fyirteetttl) 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satisfiest  the  de- 
sire of  every  living  thing.  Psalms  cxly .  ,  6 

We  have  all  longed  to  be  great.  We  have 
thought  that  greatness  consisted  only  in  a  few 
great  deeds  such  as  are  usually  attributed  to 
heroes;  but  Christ  teaches  here  that  true  great- 
ness consists  in  the  sum  total  of  little  a£ts  of  kind- 
ness. No  architect  ever  built  a  great  cathedral 
with  one  large,  unbroken  piece  of  stone,  for  all 
cathedrals  are  constructed  with  many  bricks  and 
many  broken  pieces  of  stone.  So  you  and  I  will 
find  that  the  sum  total  of  the  little  deeds  that  we 
have  performed  through  the  years  will  constitute 
a  more  glorious  life  than  any  of  the  great  deeds  of 
the  most  famous  heroes.  John  Lloyd  Lee 

[167] 


But  one  thing  is  needful :  and  Mary  hath  chosen 
that  good  part  which  shall  not  be  taken  away 
from  her.  St.  Luke  x:  42. 

May  we  all  learn  to  choose  that  part, 
As  Mary  did  with  all  her  heart ; 
And  daily  live  in  consciousness 
Of  need  supplied  in  righteousness. 

That  God  is  bountiful  supply, 
No  question  ask,  or  dare  deny 
His  daily  presence,  power  and  grace 
In  every  adt,  in  every  place. 

So  may  the  fulness  of  His  joy 
Be  yours  and  mine  without  alloy; 
To  the  whole  earth  the  call  resound, 
And  peace  and  love  and  truth  abound. 

Isabella  B.  Keyes. 


JiovciTtbcT  <s-  »|  *«*«ri»*i/ 

God  is  with  thee,  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

Joshua  i :  9. 

The  spiritual  life  belongs  to  every  day  in  the 
week-  Ruskin. 


[168] 


November  Sixteenth 

And  the  Lord  make  you  to  increase  and  abound 
in  love  one  toward  another,  and  toward  all  men, 
even  as  we  do  toward  you. 

I  Thessalonians  iii:   12. 

I  know  that  love  is  never  wasted, 

Nor  truth,  nor  the  breath  of  a  prayer : 

And  the  thought  that  goes  forth  as  a  blessing, 
Must  live,  as  a  joy  in  the  air. 

Lucy  Larcom. 

November  Seventeenth 

Let  love  be  without  dissimulation. 

Romans  xii :  9. 

The  motive  for  all  Christian  effort  should  be 
love  for  God  and  man.  With  this  motto  always 
before  us,  we  will  have  no  feelings  to  be  hurt,  no 
pride  to  be  humbled  and  seek  no  selfish  reward. 
We  need  not  judge  our  fellow  man :  leave  that  to 
God.  We  can  never  know  another's  trials,  tempta- 
tions, environments,  or  natural  weaknesses,  there- 
fore it  is  impossible  to  judge  righteous  judgment, 
but  we  can  love  and  wait  patiently.  We  have  but 
to  sow ;  the  seed  is  the  Christ  or  Truth,  and  the 
soil  is  the  human  consciousness.  God  giveth  the 
increase.  Elizabeth  C.  Wickersham. 

[169] 


And  he  that  sent  me  is  with  me:  the  Father 
hath  not  left  me  alone;  for  I  do  always  those 
things  that  please  him.  St  john  viii  .  2g. 

Alone  ?  with  Thee,  when  the  bright  day  is  break- 
ing? 

Alone  ?  with  Thee  as  evening  shadows  fall  ? 
Still,  still  with  Thee  in  the  dark  hour  of  midnight, 

How  can  I  fear,  since  Thou  art  All-in-  All  ? 

Sara  E.  Bradley. 


Abhor  that  which  is  evil  ;  cleave  to  that  which 
is  good.  Romans  xii:  9. 

Being  and  doing  good  because  it  is  right  to  be 
and  to  do  good,  and  not  from  love  of  approbation 
or  fear  of  disapprobation,  is  the  "Peace  be  still" 
in  our  warfare  with  error,  and  should  be  the  goal 
of  all  true  Christians.  Elizabeth  C.  Wickersham. 


[170] 


November 

Our  sufficiency  is  of  God.        „  Corinthians  iii:  5. 

Help  us,  O  God,  to  know  that  Thou  art  all ; 
To  learn  to  love,  and  see  proud  error  fall. 

Guard  us  with  Thy  dear  love,  guide  with  Thy 

hand 
Our  wandering  feet,  make  us  to  understand. 

Teach  us  to  tread  Thy  path,  show  us  Thy  way, 
Nor  let  delusion  dark  cause  us  to  stay. 

Brighten  with  Thy  clear  light  our  work  sincere, 
And  crown  with  vidlory  each  passing  year. 

Bathe  in  Thy  spirit  pure  our  thoughts  and  deeds, 
And  make  us  quick  to  fill  a  brother's  needs. 

Cleanse  us  from  secret  faults,  and  teach  us  still 
To  know  Thy  truth,  and  do  our  Father's  will. 

Vera  E.  Adams. 

November  ^>went?-  first 

The  Lord  also  will  be  a  refuge  for  the  oppressed. 

Psalms  ix:  9. 

Could  we  ask  for  a  more  complete  shield  and 
buckler  ?  William  Leander  Post. 

[171] 


November  Owent?-sccon6 

When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then  can  make 
trouble?  Jobxxxiv:  29. 

Seldom  can  the  heart  be  lonely, 

If  it  seek  a  lonelier  still  — 
Self-forgetting,  seeking  only 

Emptier  cups  of  love  to  fill. 

Frances  R.  Havergal. 


Let  your  conversation  be  without  covetousness  ; 
and  be  content  with  such  things  as  ye  have  :  for 
he  hath  said,  I  will  never  leave  thee,  nor  forsake 

t"ee-  Hebrews  xiii:  5. 

Realizing  that  God  is  the  source  of  all  supply, 
we  can  rest  content  in  the  present,  feeling  sure 
that  His  infinite  wisdom  will  give  us  whatever  it 
is  right  for  us  to  have. 

Leaning  on  His  sure  promises  and  turning  to 
Love  that  never  has  failed  us,  and  never  will  fail, 
we  can  rest  content,  knowing  that  our  help  is  near. 

We  need  never  fear  for  an  instant  that  the 
love  and  care  which  feeds  the  sparrows  and 
watches  over  the  lilies  as  they  grow,  will  desert 
us  in  our  need. 

Surely  as  God's  children  we  can  be  certain  of 
Him  as  our  "  ever  present  help,"  and  trust  in  His 
love  and  watchful  care.  Alice  A.  RusselL 

[172] 


^tovcmbcr  Owent^-fourl!) 

I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee. 

Psalms  ix:  2. 

I  sit  within  my  room,  and  joy  to  find 

That  Thou  who  always  lov'st  art  with  me  here, 
That  I  am  never  left  by  Thee  behind, 

But  by  thyself  Thou  keep'st  me  ever  near, — 
For  Thou  thyself,  with  all  a  Father's  care, 
Where'er  I  turn  art  ever  with  me  there. 

Jones  Very. 

^lovember  twenty- fifty 

Sing  and  rejoice,  :  for,  lo,  I  come,  and  I 

will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

Zechariah  ii :   10. 

I  will  enjoy  all  things  in  God,  and  God  in  all 
things;  nothing  in  itself:  so  shall  my  joys  neither 
change  nor  perish.  For,  however  the  things  them- 
selves alter  or  fade,  yet  He,  in  whom  they  are 
mine,  is  ever  like  Himself,  constant  and  everlasting. 

Bishop  Hall. 


[173] 


November 

With  men  it  is  impossible,  but  not  with  God. 

St.  Markx:  27. 

One  seed  contains  another  seed, 

And  that  a  third,  and  so  for  evermore; 

And  promise  of  as  great  a  deed 

Lies  folded  in  the  deed  that  went  before. 

James  Russell  Lowell. 


As  long  as  he  sought  the  Lord,  God  made  him 
to  prosper.  H  Chronicles  xxvi:  5. 

It  requires  all  sorts  of  people  to  compose  a  mor- 
tal world,  and  one  can  find  them  on  every  hand. 
On  the  other  hand,  it  requires  but  one  kind  to 
comprise  the  spiritual  kingdom,  and  they  don't 
seem  so  easy  to  find.  But  they  are  here,  and  if  we 
keep  looking,  we'll  find,  and  add  ourselves  to  the 
number.  So  if  the  search  is  glorious,  the  being 
found  worthy  is  "rather  glorious,"  and  it  brings  a 
peace  and  joy  that  human  sense  knows  nothing 
of,  neither  indeed  can  know,  for  it  is  born  of  the 
Father.  Edward  Everet  Norwood. 


[174] 


There  is  gold  and  a  multitude  of  rubies:  but 
the  lips  of  knowledge  are  a  precious  jewel. 

Proverbs  xx  :   15. 

Let  knowledge  grow  from  more  to  more, 
But  more  of  reverence  in  us  dwell  ; 
That  mind  and  soul,  according  well, 
May  make  one  music  as  before, 
But  vaster.  Alfred  Tennyson. 

November 


Judge  not  according  to  the  appearance,  but  judge 
righteous  judgment.  St  John  vii.  24 

Life  is  not  a  diamond,  but  a  seed  with  possibil- 
ities of  endless  growth.  j  R 


[175] 


November 

Lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world.  St  Matthew  xxviii:  20. 

When  darkness  for  a  season  seems 
To  hide  the  light  whose  steady  beams 
Are  shining  still,  though  not  a  ray 
Is  seen,  and  help  seems  far  away, 
When  loneliness  and  doubt  beset 
Our  faith,  and  life  becomes  regret, 
Then,  dear  friend,  know  that  in  this  hour 
Our  God  is  near,  and  with  His  power 
His  mighty  hand  with  loving  sweep 
Rolls  back  the  memories  that  weep 
Until  the  "still  small  voice"  that  said 
In  olden  time,  "  Be  not  afraid," 
Is  heard  again,  and  speaks  to  thee, 
"Thou  art  my  child,  abide  in  Me." 

Selected. 


[176] 


^December  JFtrst 

tfye  fearers  of  tfye  law  are  Just  before  (Bod, 
but  tfye  doers  of  t^e  law  styall  be  iu5tifie6. 

Romans  U:  13. 


answer  comes  to  tfyose  w^o  pray 

^An6  i6l?  staa6 
wait  for  stones  to  roll  awa? 

^\l  (5o6's  comman6  ; 
will  not  break  tfye  binding  cor6s 

i£pon  us  Iai6 
Iff  we  6epen6  on  plea6ing  words 
60  not  ai&, 


I)an6s  are  i6le,  words  are  vain 
^o  move  tfye  stone  ; 
aiding  angel  would  disdain 

^o  work  alone  ; 
l)e  wfyo  prayetl),  and  is  strong 
Hn  faitl)  and  need, 
toilet!)  earnestly,  ere  long 

will  succeed*  Selected. 


[177] 


^December  Second 

For  ye  were  sometimes  darkness,  but  now  are 
ye  light  in  the  Lord  :  walk  as  children  of  light. 

Ephesians  v  :  8. 

There's  a  little  splash  of  sunshine  and  a  little  spot 

of  shade 

Always  somewhere  near; 
The  wise  bask  in  the  sunshine,  but  the  foolish 

choose  the  shade  - 
The  wise  are  gay  and  happy,  on  the  foolish  sor- 

row's laid, 

And  the  fault's  their  own,  I  fear. 
For  the  little  splash  of  sunshine  and  the  little  spot 

of  shade 
Are  here  for  joint  consumption,  for  comparison 

are  made  ; 
We're  all  meant  to  be  happy  —  not  too  foolish  nor 

too  staid, 
And  the  right  dose  to  be  taken  is  some  sunshine 

mixed  with  shade.  Stanley  Dark 


The  Lord  is  my  deliverer.         u  Samuel  xxii  :  2. 

Always  there  is  a  black  spot  in  our  sunshine  ;  it 
is  the  shadow  of  ourselves.  Thomas  Carlyle. 


[178] 


Except  ye  :  become  as  little  children,  ye 

shall  not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

St.  Matthew  xviii :  3. 

That  blessed  mood 
In  which  the  burden  of  the  mystery, 
In  which  the  heavy  and  the  weary  weight 
Of  all  this  unintelligible  world 
Is  lightened.  john  R  Willis> 

December  Tiftl) 

A  little  child  shall  lead  them.  Isaiah  ii :  6. 

Jesus  taught  that  the  fragrant  qualities  of  the 
faith  of  a  little  child  are  to  be  regained,  re-estab- 
lished on  the  foundation  of  spiritual  understanding, 
and  bloom  yet  more  abundantly  in  the  mature 
life,  until  every  Christian  shall  be  known  as  the 
children  of  God.  john  B.  Wini8. 


[179] 


^December  Sixtl) 

*  *  *  Behold,  the  kingdom  of  God  is  within 
you.  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat  and 
drink;  but  righteousness,  and  peace,  and  joy. 

St.  Luke  xvii  :  2  1  ;  Romans  xiv  :   1  7. 

The  kingdom  of  heaven's  within  me, 
'Tis  neither  meat  nor  drink,  I  know  ; 

Of  a  truth,  "  There  can  be  no  night  there  " 
Where  Love  casts  the  Infinite  glow. 

A.  G.  F. 

^December  Seventy 

Even  the  spirit  of  truth,  whom  the  world  cannot 
receive,  because  it  seeth  him  not,  neither  knoweth 
him  ;  but  ye  know  him  ;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you, 
and  shall  be  in  you.  St 


xv: 


Opening  our  thoughts  to  the  "Spirit  of  Truth" 
and  letting  the  divine  Presence  lift  our  lives  out 
of  the  daily  struggle  for  existence,  we  realize  more 
and  more  of  the  health  and  strength  which  that 
Spirit  alone  can  give.  Awakening  to  the  abiding 
consciousness  of  Spirit  as  Truth  and  Love,  we  rise 
above  the  old  weariness  and  press  on  toward 
higher  things,  trying  ever  to  express  more  and 
more  of  that  Christ  Truth  which  the  Master  came 
to  teach.  So  striving  we  have  love  for  all  mankind, 
and  God's  peace  dwelleth  with  us. 

Alice  A.  Russell. 

[180] 


And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  tenderhearted, 
forgiving  one  another,  even  as  God  for  Christ's 
sake  hath  forgiven  you.  Ephesians  iv:  32. 

Speak  gently  :  'tis  a  little  thing, 
Dropped  in  the  heart's  deep  well; 

The  good,  the  joy  that  it  may  bring, 
Eternity  shall  tell.  Selected. 


And  give  you  all  a  heart  to  serve  him,  and  to 
do  his  will,  with  a  good  courage  and  a  willing 

mind-  Apocrypha. 

An  old  proverb  says:  "  A  little  wood  will  heat 
my  little  oven;  why,  then,  should  I  mourn  be- 
cause all  the  woods  are  not  mine?"  It  is  even  so. 
All  the  truth  in  the  divine  Mind,  all  the  goodness, 
love  and  joy  in  the  universe,  belongs  to  every 
child  of  God,  and  he  possesses  at  all  times  the  God- 
given  right  to  claim  it  as  his  own  ;  and  this  is  true 
riches.  For  the  Father  hath  said,  "Son,  thou  art 
ever  with  me;  and  all  that  I  have  is  thine." 

Edward  Everet  Norwood. 


[181] 


^December 

Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  an  hart,  and 
the  tongue  of  the  dumb  shall  sing;  for  in  the 
wilderness  shall  waters  break  out,  and  streams  in 
the  desert.  Isaiah  xxxv:  6. 

Oh,  walk  with  God  !  and  thou  shalt  find 

How  He  can  charm  thy  way, 
And  lead  thee  with  a  quiet  mind 

Into  His  perfedl  day. 

His  love  shall  cheer  like  the  dew 
That  bathes  the  drooping  flower; 

That  love  is  every  morning  new, 
Nor  fails  at  evening's  hour. 

Arthur  C.  Coxe. 

December 

For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  toward  us. 

Psalms  cxvii  :  2. 


the  best  of  everything,  think  the  best  of 
everybody,  hope  the  best  for  yourself,  and  give  to 
all,  all  Love.  Charles  Dickens. 


[182] 


^December  Owclftl) 

And  become  useful  to  one  another,  good- 
hearted,  gracious,  as  God  also  was  gracious  to  you 
in  Christ.  (Ferrar  Fenton)  Ephesians  iv:  32. 

It  was  only  a  glad  "good  morning," 

As  she  passed  along  the  way ; 
But  it  spread  the  morning's  glory 

Over  the  live-long  day.  Carlotta  Perry. 

^December  15!)irteentl) 

They  that  wait  upon  the  Lord  shall  renew  their 
strength:  they  shall  run,  and  not  be  weary:  they 
shall  walk  and  not  faint.  Isaiah  xl:  31. 

When  we  can  realize  the  great  truth  that  God  is 
our  only  strength  and  our  sure  deliverer  from 
every  form  of  error,  we  can  rest  upon  this  sustain- 
ing power,  and,  bending  our  human  will  to  the 
Divine,  can  know  that  He  will  never  fail  us.  Let 
us  therefore  lean  with  confidence  on  the  "strong 
arm  of  the  Lord,"  knowing  that  God's  strength  is 
unfailing,  and  will  deliver  us  and  help  us  when  we 
lean  with  trusting  hearts  on  His  "mighty  arm." 

Alice  A.  Russell. 


[183] 


Submit  yourselves,  therefore,  to  God :  resist  the 
devil,  and  he  will  flee  from  you.  James  iv:  7. 

Be  what  thou  seemest ;  live  thy  creed ; 

Hold  up  to  earth  the  torch  divine ; 
Be  what  thou  prayest  to  be  made ; 

Let  the  great  Master's  steps  be  thine. 
Sow  love,  and  taste  its  fruitage  pure ; 

Sow  peace,  and  reap  its  harvest  bright; 
Sow  sunbeams  on  the  rock  and  moor, 

And  find  a  harvest-home  of  light. 

Horatius  Bonar. 

^December  ~3Fiftecittl) 

The  things  which  are  impossible  with  men  are 
possible  with  God.  St  Luke  xviii .  27. 

I  have  learnt  to  view  such  things  differently 
now,  thank  God.  I  have  learnt  that  to  the  pure  all 
things  are  pure.  Charles  Kingsley. 


[184] 


December 

And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun,  neither  of 
the  moon,  to  shine  in  it  :  for  the  glory  of  God  did 
lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb  is  the  light  thereof. 

Revelation  xxi  :  23. 

Thou  art,  O  God,  the  life  and  light 
Of  all  this  wondrous  world  we  see; 

Its  glow  by  day,  its  smiles  by  night, 
Are  but  reflections  caught  from  Thee: 

Where'er  we  turn,  Thy  glories  shine  ; 
And  all  things  fair  and  bright  are  Thine. 

Moore. 


^December 

And  above  all  these  things  put  on  charity, 
which  is  the  bond  of  perfedtness. 

Colossians  iii  :    1  4. 

In  giving  to  God  —  whether  of  service  or 
money  —  remember  that  what  you  give  is  worth 
only  what  the  motive  behind  it  is  worth. 

Selected. 


[185] 


^December 

The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my 
deliverer;  my  God,  my  strength,  in  whom  I  will 
trust  ;  my  buckler,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation, 
and  my  high  tower.  Psalms  xviii  .  2. 

Thy  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength, 
My  rock,  my  tower,  my  high  defence; 

Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  trust, 
For  I  have  found  salvation  thence. 

Selected. 


The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee. 

Psalms  cxlv  :    1  5. 

A  cold  firebrand  and  a  burning  lamp  started 
out  one  day  to  see  what  they  could  find.  The 
firebrand  came  back  and  wrote  in  its  journal  that 
the  whole  world  was  dark.  It  did  not  find  a  place, 
wherever  it  went,  in  which  there  was  light.  Every- 
where was  darkness.  The  lamp,  when  it  came 
back,  wrote  in  its  journal,  "  Wherever  I  went  it 
was  light."  What  was  the  difference?  The  lamp 
carried  light  with  it,  and  when  it  went  abroad  it 
illumined  everything  about  it.  The  dead  firebrand 
carried  no  light,  and  it  found  none  where  it  went. 

Henry  Ward  Beecher. 


[186] 


^December 

Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace  I  give  unto 
ou:  not  as   the  world  giveth,  give  1  unto  you. 
et  not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be 
afraid.  St.  Johnxiv:  27. 

Rest  for  a  while  in  that  peaceful  place, 
And  know  that  all  love  is  thine ; 

Repose  in  the  sunshine  of  God's  grace 
And  feel  the  presence  divine — 

Then,  when  thy  mind  from  self  is  free, 

Listen,  and  God  will  talk  t°  thee. 

Louis  H.  Owen. 


December  ^wcut?-  first 

Peace,  be  still.       St.  Mark  iv:  39. 

Christ's  peace  is  not  a  superficial  peace  to  be 
put  on  as  an  outside  garment,  nor  is  it  a  result 
obtained  through  the  gratification  of  worldly  de- 
sires and  ambitions.  It  is  an  attainment  vouch- 
safed only  to  those  who  through  tribulations  have 
become  overcomers  by  doing  His  will. 

Selected. 


[187] 


December 

*  *  *  And  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the 
east,  went  before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood  over 
where  the  young  child  was.  St  Matthew  ii:  9. 

That  star  still  shines, 

The  light  of  Truth, 

To  guide  most  tenderly  thy  youth; 

Not  to  a  manger  near  the  kine, 

Nor  yet  to  Bethlehem's  holy  shrine, 

But  to  a  throne  of  purest  white 

Within  thy  heart  —  on  Christmas  night. 

Juliette  Mink. 


There  was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 

St.  Luke  ii:  7. 

All  around,  crowding  and  clamoring  for  recog- 
nition, and  room,  are  carnal  thoughts,  —  human 
desires.  But  sweet,  undefiled  and  holy,  lies  the 
young  child;  and  none  but  the  truly  wise  may 
enter  and  reverently  offer  gifts,  —  the  gold  of  puri- 
fied thought;  the  frankincense  of  a  consecrated  life; 
the  myrrh,  rare  perfume,  exhaled  by  love.  Now  in- 
deed are  we  fitted  for  service,  pointing  ever  to  the 
Star,  that  leads  human  thought  away  from  self 
and  materialism,  to  the  source  of  Life,  back  to  our 
nativity—  to  God.  Juliette  Mink 

[188] 


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hey  saw  in  the 
me  and  stood  over 

THE  ARRIVAL  OF  THE  SHEPHERDS 
H.  LEROLLE 

"  '  Where  is  our  King  ?  '  the  frightened  shepherds  say, 
Whilst  wondrous  Light  turns  darkness  into  day." 

the  kine, 
•*s  holy  shrir 

white 
Christmas  nig 

ik. 

mbcr  Owem 

>om  for  them  in  the  inn. 
St.  Luk 


All  a 
nition,  ar> 
desires.    But 
young  child 
enter  and  rever 
fied  thought;  th 
the  myrrh,  rare  j 
deed  are  we  fitted  f 
Star,  that   leads   hu 
and  materialism,  to 
nativity, —  to  G 


unoring  og- 

thoug!  luman 

md    holy,  lies  the 

the  truly  wise  may 

gold  of  puri- 

secrated  life; 

i  by  love.    Now  in- 

^  pointing  ever  to  the 

ught  away  from  self 

ce  of  Life,  back  to  our 

Juliette  Mink. 

[188] 


^December  ^weitt?-  fourtt) 


When  Christ,  who  is  our  life,  shall  appear,  then 
shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  in  glory. 

Colossians  iii:  4. 

Oh  !  Bethlehem  babe,  in  manger  born, 
At  dawning  of  the  Christmas  morn,- 
Dear  Bethlehem  babe,  with  reverence  deep, 
Would  we  e'en  now  anoint  thy  feet. 

We  may,  and  ne'er  go  o'er  the  sea 
To  consecrate  our  lives  to  thee  ; 
For  in  the  humblest  thought  on  earth 
The  Christ  ideal  blooms  into  birth. 

Juliette  Mink. 

^December  ^?  went?-  fifty 

Fear  not;  for,  behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings 
of  great  joy.  St.  Luke  ii:  10. 

This  was  the  first  angelic  word 
The  startled  shepherds  heard  — 
"Fear  not!"  Beloved,  it  comes  to  you, 
A  celestial  message  sweet  and  true, 
As  true  for  you  as  it  was  for  them 
In  the  lonely  fields  of  Bethlehem  ; 
As  sweet  today  as  it  was  that  night, 
When  the  glory  dazzled  their  mortal  sight. 

Frances  R.  Havergal. 

[189] 


^December 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  toward  men.  St  Luke  ii:  ]4 

Joy  bells  in  my  heart  are  ringing  today, 

To  Thee!  my  refuge  fortress  and  stay. 

For  the  blessings  bestowed  all  through  the  year, 

For  the  presence  of  Love  that  casts  out  fear; 

For  the  wonderful  proofs  of  thy  tender  care, 

More  precious  to  me  than  gems  most  rare  ; 

For  every  lesson  learned  by  the  way, 

Each  as  I  need,  day  by  day,  — 

That  a  fuller  knowledge  of  Christ  has  been  gained, 

Through  more  of  the  spiritual  sense  attained. 

Juliette  Mink. 

December  ^wanty-seventl) 

He  went  away  again  the  second  time,  and 
prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except  I  drink  it,  thy  will  be 

St.  Matthew  xxvi:  42. 


To  extend  one  hand  to  God  for  help  while 
holding  on  to  some  material,  human  agency,  is  to 
pray  in  vain  ;  but  to  give  up  all,  and  turn  to  divine 
Love  as  our  only  deliverer,  fulfils  the  first  great 
Commandment  and  makes  us  worthy  to  receive 
the  bestowals  of  divine  Wisdom. 

Amadeus  C.  Peter. 

[190] 


Ow<mt?-eio(l)t:I) 

And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses  the  servant  of 
God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  Great  and 
marvellous  are  thy  works,  Lord  God  Almighty; 
just  and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou  King  of  saints. 

Revelation  xv:  3. 

The  beautiful  song  of  Moses,  the  wondrous  song 

of  Love, 
Gives  peace  to  the  broken-hearted  and  tells  of 

things  above; 

In  Love  there  is  no  sadness,  in  Truth  there  is  no  sin, 
For  God  is  all  about  us  and  we  should  walk  with 

Him-  Clarence  A.  Phillips. 


Thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  sea- 
son-  Psalms  cxlv:    15. 

If  ye  remain  steadfast  and  immovable  in  omni- 
present Divine  Mind,  living  and  moving  and  hav- 
ing your  being  in  the  Divine  Consciousness  only, 
making  the  thoughts  of  God  your  thoughts,  think- 
ing as  God  thinks,  seeing  as  God  sees,  every  right 
desire  of  your  heart,  —  peace,  joy,  power,  plenty, 
purity,  health,  holiness,  happiness,  harmony,  —  yea, 
all  these  countless  blessings  shall  be  yours. 

William  Bradford  Dickson. 

[191] 


^December 

:  And  they  shall  call  his  name,  Emmanuel, 
:   God  with  US.  St.  Matthew  i:  23. 

What  does  it  mean  that  the  Christ  is  born? 
What  is  the  meaning  of  Christmas  morn? 
What  does  it  mean  to  God's  children  here, 
That  song  of  the  angels,  so  sweet  and  clear? 

It  means  that  the  Kingdom  of  God  has  come ; 
That  the  hearts  of  the  nations  shall  beat  as  one,1 
That  the  reign  of  sin  and  despair  shall  cease, 
And  earth's  harsh  voices  give  place  to  peace. 

It  means  that  the  motives  and  lives  of  men 
Shall  be  swayed  by  that  spirit  of  love  again 
Which  fulfils  the  law,  bringing  peace  to  earth, 
And  proclaims  to  the  humble  the  Saviour's  birth. 

It  means  that  the  idols  which  men  have  made, 
And  the  mortal  mandate,  so  long  obeyed, 
Shall  pass  away  like  a  fevered  dream, 
And  Love  eternal  shall  reign  supreme. 

Already  the  tints  of  the  coming  day 
Are  dispelling  the  earth-clouds  of  somber  gray, 
And  hearts  are  preparing  a  welcome  free, 
To  receive  the  Christ  into  Galilee. 

Annie  L.  Fisher. 


[192] 


first 

As  one  whom  his  mother  comforteth,  so  will  I 
comfort  you.  Isaiah  Ixvi:   13. 

"As  a  little  child"  —  I  say  the  words, 

And  they  seem  to  give  me  rest ; 
As  a  little  child  would  I  become, 

And  lie  on  the  Mother's  breast — 
For  God  is  the  Infinite  Mother 

Who  hath  borne  and  carried  us  all, 
Who  broods  above 
With  a  tender  love 
Aware  of  our  faintest  call. 

But  I  sleep  to  that  brooding  love, 

Have  been  content  in  the  dream; 
Or  fretted  myself  by  day,  by  night, 

In  gaining  the  things  that  seem ; 
I  pray  that  truth  may  quicken 
The  love  that  is  undefiled, 
Till  freed  from  art 
And  quiet  in  heart 
I  become  "as  a  little  child." 

William  P.  McKenzie. 
From  "Heartsease  Hymns." 


[193] 


unto  ^im  t^at  is  able  to  keep 
from  falling*  an6  to  present  ?ou 
faultless  before  tfyfc  presence  of  I) is 
glor?  wit^  excee5ing  jo^, 

^>o  t^e  onl^  wise  (5o6  our  Saviour, 
be  glor?  an6  majesty  dominion  an6 
power,  bot^  now  an&  ever.  *^\men. 

24, 25 


[194] 


to 


Arts  iii:  6  — 83;  x:  42—4; 

xx:35— 11. 
Apocrypha  27,  41,85,  126, 

154,  181. 

I  Chronicles  xvii :  13  —  1 43  ; 

xxviii:  7 —  99;  xxix:  5  — 
108;xxix:  12—13. 

II  Chronicles  xxvi :  5  —  1  74. 
Colossians  iii :  4  —  1 89 ;  iii : 

14  —  185. 

I  Corinthians  ii :  9  —  1 65  ;  iii : 

14  —  46;  iii:  21,  23  — 6; 
vii:  20,  24— 21  ;  x:3,4- 
85;xi:  27  — 90;  xiii:  3  — 
133;  xiii:  13  — 7(R.  V.); 
xiv:  I— 7(R.  V.). 

II  Corinthians  iii:  5 — 171  ; 
v:  17  —  2;  vi:  2  — 71  ;  vi: 
2—100;  ix:6— 116; 
x:4— 23;  x:  4—  135; 
xiii:  11—117. 

Daniel  xi:  32— 152. 

Deuteronomy  iv :  39 — 64;  x: 
12  —  30;  xvi:  15  —  29; 
xxx :  20  —  77;  xxxiii: 
25  —  73;  xxxiii:  27— 69; 
xxxiii:  27 — 154. 

Ecclesiastes  iii :  II  —  116; 
ix:  10—78;  xi:  1—65; 
xi:6— 52;  xii:  13  —  40; 

^xii:  15—153. 

Ephesians  ii :  1  —  1  58 ;  ii : 
8—157;  iii:  19—  19;  iv: 
31—99;  iv:32— 181;  iv: 
32— 183;  v:  8— 178. 


Quotations 


Exodus  xv:  2 —  146;  xx: 
24—140. 

Ezekielii:6— 159. 

Galatians  v :  13  —  79 ;  vi : 
1  —  120;  vi:2—  121;  vi: 

^2,  10—20. 

Genesis  i :  26,  31  —  18;  xxiv : 
12  —  84. 

Hebrews  iv:  16  —  54;  vi\ 
12—148;  viii:  11—73; 
xiii:  5— 172. 

Hosea  xii :  8 —  1 05. 

Isaiah  ii :  6 —  1  79 ;  xiv :  3  — 
68 ;  xiv :  3  —  136;  xxvi : 
3—14;  xxxii:  17—125; 
xxxii:  18  —  59;  xxxiii: 
22— 80;xxxv:6— 182; 
xl:29— 120;xl:3l  — 183; 
xii:  6—  125;  xii:  10— 72; 
xii:  13— 45;  I:  4—143;  Ii: 
6—93;  liv:  10— 93;lviii: 
8— 47;lviii:  10—67;  lix: 
1—62;  lx:2— 129;  Ix: 
20—7;  lxiii:9— 123;  Ixv: 
14—162;  Ixvi:  13—193. 

James  i:  4—  19;i:l7— 123; 
i:  27—119;  iii:  2— 47; 
iii:  17—75;  iv:7— 184; 
iv:  8— 30;  iv:  17—122. 

Jeremiah  vi:  16 — 62;  xxix: 
13—152;  xxxi:3— 5; 
xxxi:  3  —  34;  xxxi:  33  — 
160;  xxxiii:  3 — 166. 

Jobxi:  19—48;  xxii:  21  — 
138;  xxxiv:  29—172. 


[197] 


I  John  i:  6—  106;ii:5— 156; 

ii:  15,  17—5;  iii:  1—49; 

iii:  16— 92;  iii:  22  — 43; 

iv:4— 112;  iv:  12—12; 

iv:  16—24;  iv:  16—60; 

v:  11—38;  v:  15  —  56. 
Ill  John  4— 94.  _ 
Joshua  i:7  —  117;  i:8  — 

128;  i:9— 168;  xxiv: 

14—165. 

Jude21— 95;24,  25  — 194. 
IKingsviii:  56—107. 
Lamentations  iii:  40 — 102. 

II  Maccabees  i :  2,3—157. 
Numbers  xiv :  21  —  8. 

I  Peter  iii:  12— 45;  iii:  13— 

9;  iv:8— 37;  v:  6—112. 

II  Peter  iii:  8—  1  ;  iii:  8— 
115;  iii:  13  —  2;  iii:  13— 
137;  iii:  14— 56. 

Philippians  ii:  5 — 128;  ii: 
12—80;  iii:  13,  14  —  46; 
iv:8,  7— 107;  iv:  19— 
70. 

Proverbs  iii:  13 —  122;  iv: 
25  —  74;  viii:5  — 101  ;xi: 
25  —  3;  xiv:  6— 84;  xiv: 
12—82;  xx:  15—175; 
xxii:4 — 132;xxiii:  7 — 9; 
xxiii :  23 —  131;  xxv :  1 1  — 
160;  xxv:  28— 164. 

Psalms  iv:  8—111;  v:  3  — 
8;  v:  3  —  147;  viii:  6  — 
134;  ix:2— 173;  ix:  9  — 
171;  xvi:  11—104;  xviii: 
2 — 186;  xix:  I  — 61  ;  xix: 
14—155;  xxiii:  1—50; 


Psalms  —  Continued 

xxiii :  1  —  72  ;  xxiii :  1  — 
1 13;  xxiii:  4 —  20;  xxiii: 
4—124;  xxv:  5— 133; 
xxvii :  1  —  28 ;  xxvii :  1 4  — 
10;  xxviii:  7 —  1 5 ;  xxxi: 
5 — 55;  xxxiii:  5 — 63; 
xxxiv:  8 —  1 59;  xxxvi: 
7—39;  xxxvi: 8— 35; 
xxxvii:  4  —  1 42 ;  xxxvii : 
5 — 41  ;  xxxvii:  7 — 69; 
xxxvii:  23  —  29;  xxxvii: 
25—63;  xl:4— 26;  xli: 
9  —  77;xliii:5  —  52;  Ivii: 
1— 3l;lxviii:  19—92; 
Ixxi:  5—38;  Ixxii:  12  — 
126;lxxvii:  13—94; 
Ixxxix:  33 — 40;xci:  1  — 
87;  xci:  1  — 147;xci:3— 
103;xci:  10—66;  xci: 
15  —  26;  xcv:6— 166; 
c:2— 151;  c:5— 118; 
cv:  43 — 162;  cviii:4 — 
82 ;  cxvii :  2  —  1 82;  cxviii: 
24— 141;cxix:2— 150; 
cxix :  27  —  1 30 ;  cxix : 
105—144;  cxix:  165  — 
110;  cxix:  165—127; 
cxxxii:  14 — 48;  cxxxix: 
8—139;  cxxxix:  9,  10  — 
95;cxliii:  10—141;  cxlv: 
15— 186;cxlv:  15—191; 
cxlv :  16  —  1 67 ;  cxlv: 
18—44. 

Revelation  ii:  7 — 132;  ii: 
10— 11;  ii:  26— 164;  vii: 
13—150;  xv:3— 131; 


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Revelation  —  Continued 
xv:3— 191;  xix:6— 6; 
xxi:  1 — 3;  xxi:  1 — 66; 
xxi:  23 — 185;  xxii:  1  — 
28;  xxii:  2—96;  xxii: 
5—135;  xxii:  13  —  58; 
xxii:  16  —  60;  xxii:  17  — 
167. 

Romans ii:  6 — 118;  ii:  6  — 
153;  ii:  13—177;  vii:  18, 
25—70;  viii:  2—4;  viii: 
4—12;  viii:  13  —  23; 
viii:  31  — 136;  xi:36  — 
81;  xii:9— 169;  xii: 
9—  170;xiii:8—  39;xiv: 
1—155;  xiv:  17—180; 
xiv:  19—58;  xv:l— 22. 

Ruthii:  12—91. 

II  Samuel  xxii:  2 —  178; 
xxii:  31—89;  xxii:  36— 
101. 

St.  John  iv:  14—14;  iv: 
24—57;  v:  17  —  18;  v: 
39—149;  vi:21— 54; 
vii:  17  —  68;  vii:  24— 
175;  viii:  12 — 44;  viii: 
29— 170;  viii:  32  — 57; 
viii:  32—149;  viii:  36  — 
108;  viii:  51  — 163;  ix: 
31—53;  x:  10—106;  x: 
14—50;  xiii:  13  —  25; 
xiv:  4 — 42;  xiv:  6 —  1 14; 
xiv:  13—  21;xiv:15  —  86; 
xiv:  17—180;  xiv:  18— 
76;  xiv:  20—115;  xiv: 
23  —  59;  xiv:  27— 187; 
xv:5— 86;  xv:  7—10; 


St.  John  —  Continued 

xv:9— 128;xv:12— 71 
xv:13  — 16;  xv:  14—16 
xv:  14—103;  xv:  15  — 
105;  xvi:  13—130;  xvi: 
22—151;  xvi:  32— 156; 
xvii:  22,23—163. 

St.  Luke  ii:  7— 188;  ii: 
10—189;  ii:  14—190; 
ii:49— 91;  iv:  18  —  37; 
vi:21  — 127;  viii:  39 — 
15;ix:62— 22;  x:  42  — 
168;  xi:  1  —  124;  xi: 
35  —  102;  xii:  31  — 137; 
xii:  32— 161;  xv:31  — 
53;  xv:32  — 74;  xvi: 
10—35;  xvii:  21  — 180; 
xviii :  27  —  1 84 ;  xxii :  32  — 
61;  xxii:  42— 97. 

St.  Mark  iii:  24—36;  iv: 
39— 187;  viii:  34— 114; 
viii:  34— 25;  x:  27— 
174;  xiii:  31  — 142. 

St.  Matthew  i:  23—  192;  ii: 
9—188;  iv:23  — 24;  v: 
7  —  27;  v:8— 109;  v: 
16—121;  v:  37—78;  v 
45_|45;  vi:6— 32;  vi: 
11—90;  vi:  13—67;  vi: 
14—34;  vi:28  — 75;  vi: 
32—13;  vi:33— 110;vi 
33—148;  vi:  34—36; 
vi:  34  —  87;  vi:  34— 88; 
vi:48— 139;  vii:   1,2— 
146;  vii:  21— 158; ix: 
13—109;  xii:  36— 111; 
xiii:  4,  8 — 51  ;  xiii:  23  — 


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St.  Matthew — Continued 
98;  xiii:  32  — 98;xiii: 
43  —  83;  xvi:  19—17; 
xviii:  3 — 179;  xxii:  37  — 
104;  xxii:  40— 119;  xxv: 
21—100;  xxv:  23  — 88; 
xxv:  34—138;  xxv:  35  — 
140;  xxv:  40  —  33;  xxvi: 
41—43;  xxvi:  42  —  190; 


St.  Matthew  —  Continued 

xxviii :  20  —  76  ;  xxviii : 

20  —  176. 
I  Thessalonians  iii:  12  — 

169;  v:  5  —  51;  v:  8- 

73;  v:  17—55. 

I  Timothy  vi :  6  —  42. 

II  Timothy  i:  7  —  89. 
Zechariahii:  10—173. 


[200] 


to  .Authors 


A.,  E.,  8. 

Adams,  Vera  E.,  171. 

Aurelius,  Marcus,  146. 

B.,  C.  H.,  115. 

Bayley,  C.,  70. 

Beecher,  Henry  Ward,  186. 

Bell,  J.  H,  44. 

Bonar,  Horatius,  9,    16,   146, 

147,  184. 

Bradley,  Sara  E.,  1  70. 
Brooke,  Stopford  A.,  22,  24, 

159,  166. 
Brooks,  Phillips,  108,  121, 

158. 

Brownell,  Edith,  94. 
Burroughs,  John,  103. 
Buskirk,  Clarence  A.,  161. 
C,S.  E.,  85. 

Campbell,  Mary  B,  109,138. 
Campbell,  William  S.,  36, 

110. 

Carlyle,  Thomas,  120,  178. 
Channing,  William  E.,  1 1 , 

.  143. 

Chapin,  47. 

Childs,  Jessamine  G.,  7 1 . 
Clark,  James  Freeman,  53. 
Cornish,  F.  L.,  48. 
Coxe,  Arthur  C,  182. 
Crosby,  Fanny  J.,  63,  1 03. 
Crowell,  John  Franklin,  1  1 2. 
Dark,  Stanley,  1 78. 
Dawson,  Thomas  F.,  93. 
De  Sales,  Francis,  101. 
Dickens,  Charles,  182. 


Dickson,  William  Bradford, 

62,72,85,89,  120,  191. 
Doane,  George  W.,  42. 
Drummond,  Henry,  59,  89, 
^  105,  119. 

Edmunds,  Ledie  H.,  83. 
Eliot,  George,  68. 
Elliott,  Osgood,  74. 
Emerson,  Ralph  Waldo,  27, 

130,  153. 
Elmo,  28. 
F.,  A.G.,  1,4,  18,30,45,66, 

78,79,91,99,  128,  135, 

139,  180. 

Faber,  Frederick  W.,  35,  80. 
Farlow,  Alfred,  29,  34,  35, 
^  57,87,96,  129. 
Farrar,  Canon,  25. 
Fenelon,  10. 
Fisher,  Annie  L.,  22,  40,  53, 

88,101,  119,  125,  192. 
Fullerton,  J.,  65. 
Gerhardt,  P.,  104. 
Gill,  T.  H.,  29. 
Goethe,  154. 
H.,J.  H.,  117. 
Hadley,  President,  of  Yale 

University,  6 1 . 
Hall,  Bishop,  157,  173. 
Harris,  Samuel  Smith,  148. 
Havergal,  Cecilia,  38. 
Havergal,  Frances  R.,  14,  25, 

45,52,  172,  189. 
Hewett,  E.  E.,  31. 
Hitchcock,  Arthur  L,  107. 


[201] 


Hubbard,  Elbert,  16. 

Inge,  Rev.  W.R.,46. 

Ingelow,  Jean,  2,  1 62. 

.,CE.,102. 

ackson,  D.  E.,  73. 

ames,  Mary  R,  9,  18,91. 

efferson,  Eugenie  Paul,  1 34. 

ones,  Elizabeth  Earl,  1 49. 

osselyn,B.S.,26,84,99. 
eble,  John,  34. 
Kempis,   Thomas  a,   1 3,  23, 

102. 
Keyes,    Isabella  B.,  60,    138, 

w  142,167,168. 
Kimball,  Harriet  McEwen,  43. 
Kingsley,  Charles,  1  1 6,  1 84. 
Kling,  Dr.,  63. 
Koran,  125. 
Lampertus,  80. 
Larcorn,  Lucy,  1 69. 
Lee,  John  Lloyd,  1 67. 
Locke,  John,  153. 
Longfellow,  Henry  W.,  107. 
Longfellow,  Samuel,  2 1 . 
Lowell,  James  Russell,  70, 

90,118,132,140,174. 
MacDonald,  George,  1 9,  56. 
Macgregor,  George  H.  C., 

100. 

Maclaren,  Alexander,  43. 
Matheson,  George,  79. 
McKenzie,  William  P. 

(Heartsease  Hymns),  193. 
McKinley,  William,  135. 
Meyer,  F.  B.,  147. 
Miller,  Emma  S.,  95, 124, 139. 
Miller,  Rev.  J.R.,  40,  175. 


Milnes,R.M.,27. 

Mink,  Juliette  M.,  12,64,77, 

78,160,188,189,190. 
Montgomery,  ].,  8,  1 08. 
Moore,  185. 
Mosley,  J.  R.,  90. 
Moulton,  Ida  Q.  (I.Q.  M.),  2, 

86. 
Norwood,  Edward  Everet,  49, 

104,  136,  143,  174,  181. 
Owen,  Louis  H.,  55,  187. 
Pearse,  Mark  Guy,  141. 
Pellico,  Silvio,  131. 
Perry,  Carlotta,  183. 
Peter,  Amadeus  C.,  190. 
Phillips,  Clarence  A.,  3,  5, 

66,137,150,151,163, 

165,191. 
Porter,  Jane,  1 27. 
Post,  William  Leander,  4, 

12,62,92,171. 

Preston,  Margaret  J.,  84,  1 56. 
R.,G.,20. 
Reed,  Ida  L.,  37. 
Richardson,  C.  F.,  1  1 0. 
Richter,41. 

Riley,  James  Whitcomb,  6 1 . 
Ruskin, John,  111,  140,  168. 
Russell,  Alice  A.,  10,32,47, 

69,86,87,106,111,114, 

117,123,166,172,180, 

183. 

S.,  H.  W.,  50, 98. 
Sangster,  Margaret  E.,  1 00. 
Selected,  6,  7,  11,13,  15,  17, 

20,21,26,28,36,37,38, 

39,41,44 ,48,51,52,54, 


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Selected  —  Continued 
55,56,57,58,60,67,68, 
72,73,76,77,81,82,83, 
94,95,97,98,105,106, 
109,115,116,118,122, 
124,126,127,130,131, 
132,133,142,  148,152, 
156,157,158,160,165, 
176,177,181,185,186, 
187. 

Shipton,  Anna,  50. 

Sidney,  Sir  Philip,  76. 

Smiles,  Samuel,  164. 

Smith,  Harriet  R,  75,  145. 

Southwick,  A.,  141. 

Story,  William  W.,  74. 

Strother,  J.  P.,  19. 

Stuart,  6,  1 59. 

Syme,  Jane  Grey,  1 55. 

T.,  W.  B.,  54. 

Taylor,  B.  P.,  112. 


Taylor,  Jeremy,  5,  1 26,  1  54. 
Tennyson,  Alfred,  58,  1  75. 
Unknown,  113. 
Very,  Jones,  1  73. 

W.,  M.S.  C,  133. 
Waring,  Anna  L.,  1 36. 
Warner,  Anna,  1 44. 
Watts,  Isaac,  82. 
Whitney,  A.  T.  D.,  69,  71. 
Whittier,  John  G.,  3,  7,  23, 

24,46,51,59,92,93,  121, 

137,  149. 
Wickersham,  Elizabeth  C., 

14,67,88,  169,  170. 
Willis,  John  B.,  1 79. 
Wilson,  J.  K.,  30. 
Wise,  Rabbi,  122. 
Woolsey,  Sarah  Chancy,  42. 
Wotton,  164. 
Yates,  Katherine  M.,  33. 
Yechton,  Barbara,  162. 


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